Take, for example, the 350ft monstrosity familiar to millions of motorists who drive past as it sluggishly revolves above the M4 outside Reading.
This wind turbine performed so poorly (working at only 15% of its capacity) that the £130,000 government subsidy given to its owners was more than the £100,000 worth of electricity it produced last year.
Meanwhile, official figures have confirmed that during those freezing, windless weeks around Christmas, when electricity demand was at record levels, the contribution made by Britain's 3,500 turbines was minuscule. http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=7298
I'd also like to see how much oil is used to build, transport, install and maintain these things - with an auto, for example, it consumes as much oil to build the car as the car will use in its lifespan; what's the 'oil payoff run time' for one of these turbines? IOW, how many hours does the thing have to run until it has generated an amount of electricity equavalent to the amount used to get it/keep it running?
This wind turbine performed so poorly (working at only 15% of its capacity) that the £130,000 government subsidy given to its owners was more than the £100,000 worth of electricity it produced last year.
Meanwhile, official figures have confirmed that during those freezing, windless weeks around Christmas, when electricity demand was at record levels, the contribution made by Britain's 3,500 turbines was minuscule. http://climaterealists.com/index.php?id=7298
I'd also like to see how much oil is used to build, transport, install and maintain these things - with an auto, for example, it consumes as much oil to build the car as the car will use in its lifespan; what's the 'oil payoff run time' for one of these turbines? IOW, how many hours does the thing have to run until it has generated an amount of electricity equavalent to the amount used to get it/keep it running?
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