Wind Power: All Pain & NO Gain

Germans have woken up to the horrendous fact that their renewables rush has left them with an electricity grid on the brink of collapse, soaring power prices and that it was all for nothing. Instead of reducing CO2 emissions, the Germans have spent €billions subsidising thousands of giant fans and - despite the grandest of … Continue reading Wind Power: All Pain & NO Gain

Wind Power: Germany’s Fatal Attraction

All lies and promises – the wind industry has finally been rumbled in Germany and is about to be shown the door in Australia. Wind weasels and their parasites have been guilty of more than just a little hubris.  Claiming to be able to deliver cheap, reliable sparks was always going to be their undoing. … Continue reading Wind Power: Germany’s Fatal Attraction

Vestas’ Danish Victims Lay Out the FACTS

In response to the National Wind Power Fraud Rally in June, struggling Danish fan maker, Vestas paid $millions to a crack team of spin doctors to invent a campaign aimed at winning back the “moral” high ground. It called its new public relations model “Act on Facts” - we covered some of their “facts” in … Continue reading Vestas’ Danish Victims Lay Out the FACTS

German Fairytale under threat from Giant Fans

As STT readers know, the wind weasel knows no bounds. Morals like honesty, integrity, fairness and respect don’t feature heavily in the wind scammers playbook. Ask Frank Bestic. Germans have learned through bitter experience just how low down and dirty these boys can go. German wind scammers are quite ready to ride roughshod over German … Continue reading German Fairytale under threat from Giant Fans

“Macca” & “Ronno” should watch & learn from Europe

In Australia the battle to kill off the Renewable Energy Target has well and truly begun.  In response, wind industry goons have been seen crawling all over the Big House on the Hill in Canberra; trying to schmooze and booze their way into the hearts - and pockets - of a few Coalition members. **** … Continue reading “Macca” & “Ronno” should watch & learn from Europe

Wind Power spells “Doom” for European Economies

European Economic Stability Threatened By Renewable Energy Subsidies Forbes James Conca 20 October 2013 The stability of Europe’s electricity generation is at risk from the warped market structure caused by skyrocketing renewable energy subsidies that have swarmed across the continent over the last decade. This sentiment was echoed a week ago by the CEOs of … Continue reading Wind Power spells “Doom” for European Economies

The great wind power fraud – “Mob Style”

We’ve reported on just how rotten the wind industry is – from top to bottom – and whether it’s bribery and fraud; vote rigging scandals; tax fraud; investor fraud or REC fraud – wind weasels set a uniform standard that would make most businessmen blush. **** In recent posts we’ve looked at how the goons … Continue reading The great wind power fraud – “Mob Style”

Europe: back to the Dark Ages?

**** Energy Bosses Call for End to Subsidies for Wind, Solar Power Group Includes CEOs From Eni, GDF Suez and E.ON The Wall Street Journal Géraldine Amiel 11 October 2013 BRUSSELS - Top executives of companies that provide half of Europe’s electricity production capacity on Friday called on politicians to end “distorting” subsidies for wind … Continue reading Europe: back to the Dark Ages?

Germans on the brink of power price precipice

Soaring renewable energy costs set to stoke German energy debate Financial Times Chris Bryant (in Frankfurt) 15 October 2013 The cumulative total that German consumers have spent subsidising green energy is set to pass €100bn next year, a symbolic mark that could fuel further political debate about the country’s costly energy transition to renewables. The … Continue reading Germans on the brink of power price precipice

Call to empty European renewable subsidy trough

Energy CEOs call for end to renewable subsidies EurActiv.com with Reuters Published: 11 October 2013 The CEOs of 10 utilities companies, which together own half of Europe's electricity generating capacity, are calling for an end to subsidies for wind and solar energy, which they say add too much power to a market already struggling with … Continue reading Call to empty European renewable subsidy trough