A "dark day" for people who hate renewable energy, where turbines that they won't even be able to see are going to be living rent free in their heads!🤣
My biggest gripe about any wind turbines is the turbines just don't last that long.
We have miles of them out in the desert and at least half are not operational. Now imagine how difficult it would be to repair out at sea, when they can't keep up with the maintenance on land.🤷🏻♂
@DeWayfarer Discontinued in the 1970s and 1980s! Oh the horror! And it was such a well developed and thriving industry back then 🤣
And there are so many windfarms that are profitable, and that's only in the US. Sorry, but I don't know what your problem is with renewable energy, but it's here to stay :)
@wishforthenight Don't you see how that 4,930 non operational turbines might look? Much less the giga watt + generation loss might drive up the prices?
Your not even looking.
That was start in 1980 BTW it stopped producing in 2000.
Only 20 years!
And it's starting all over with 20 non operational turbines at Whitewater. Nearly a 50% loss since 2002
6,084,000 gallons of oil is required globally for current wind turbines to operate annually. That’s just to keep them full of oil while in continuous operation. Each wind turbine is required 2000 gallons of oil when produced 800 for gearbox and 1200 for transformers. Not to mention a catastrophic amount of gearbox failures and regular oil changes. A very significant amount of oil contributing to environmental impact. Non recyclable blade disposal is a significant challenge for sustainability. Diesel engines, yes that’s right diesel engines are relied on for initiation and electric heating of gearboxes further impacting oil usage. Kind of ironic isn’t it? Due to these issues and costly continuous monitoring systems required, high operating costs, regular maintenance costs, high catastrophic gearbox failure cost, and high environmental impact that is also quite costly are wind turbines sustainable? They are quickly proving themselves not. Now they are spending millions trying to figure out how to improve and make them sustainable. They aren’t as clean as most people think. Also the temperature dropped to 28 degrees with light snow rendering a massive solar farm inoperable they froze up and couldn’t move and were covered with a light film of snow. The wind turbines also froze up and became inoperable.
Your rant is packed with half-truths and misinformation. First, wind turbines do not use 6 million gallons of oil annually. Each one uses around 200 to 800 liters of lubricant, changed every few years. That is nothing compared to the fuel burned daily by oil and gas plants. Claiming 2,000 gallons of oil per turbine mixes up lubricant with broader manufacturing processes and ignores the fact that turbines produce far more energy over their lifetime than they consume.
Yes, gearboxes can fail, but modern turbines often use direct-drive systems that eliminate that issue. Diesel engines are not used to start turbines. Wind turbines spin when the wind blows. A few cold-weather installations may use small heaters, but they are not diesel-powered and the impact is negligible.
Blades are being recycled more every year, and over 85 percent of a wind turbine is already recyclable. As for freezing? Wind and solar function just fine in Canada, Sweden, and even Antarctica when properly equipped. The Texas blackout was largely caused by frozen gas lines, not wind.
Wind power works. It’s clean, sustainable, and improving constantly. Fossil fuels remain the real environmental and economic problem.
@wishforthenight Nope my reply wasn’t a rant. 🤣😆 Your rant is packed with mostly lies and wishful thinking. If you think they can run for years without regular maintenance and oil changes and continuous computer controlled monitoring and frequent lab testing of the oil you’re wrong. The turbines you refer to as modern aren’t as efficient or effective as the gearbox equipped and few are in use. I didn’t say they are started with diesel engines??? You obviously didn’t bother to read what I said. Need more proof?
@PatKirby Interesting. Again, you open with an insult and end with what you think is an insult and somehow expect to be taken seriously?
You say “adults” provide solutions. Great. Here’s one: Invest in wind, solar, storage, and smart grids while gradually phasing out fossil fuels. It’s not instant, but it’s progress. And it's what's happening now, or have you not noticed?
What’s your solution? “Watch Landman and insult people online”?🤭 Oh wait, don't answer that...
P.S. You're raging about a wind turbine meme. Think about that for a second...
Oh no, 20-year lifespan??? How ever will we cope with energy infrastructure that gasp needs maintenance or upgrading every two decades (unlike, say, fossil fuel plants which obviously run forever on unicorn tears and zero taxpayer money).
And yes, hurray for fossil fuels being totally subsidy-free, right? Right...? Oh wait...they’ve been spoon-fed trillions in public money for over a century, and STILL receive far more subsidies than all forms of renewable energy combined. But sure, let’s clutch our pearls over wind farms getting temporary support to become one of the cheapest sources of electricity on the planet. How outrageous.
Also, love how you’ve cherry-picked the design lifespan of a turbine while ignoring that they can be refurbished, repowered, or replaced just like literally any other machine on Earth. But hey, don’t let nuance get in the way #amiright?.
Truly, I admire your commitment to selectively hating wind power while ignoring the economic, environmental, and health costs of the alternatives. A masterclass in picking battles based entirely on vibes.
@ididntknow No they don't. Nowhere as near as many as birds and other wildlife dying from pollution caused by power plants, and that's before you mention the world's number one killer of birds BY FAR: cats.
Also, nope, turbines do not cause problems for whales. Do you know what the number one cause of death for whales is? Boat strikes. Which is ironic, because at least 70% of all boat traffic is concerned with the transport of coal, oil and LNG.
I think wishforthenight, works for government, or some sort pressure group, gas lighting, everything, anyone says, totally dismissive, the facts are there, he says, oh no you’re wrong, when you smell a Rat, it usually stinks,
