**** The Germans went into wind power harder and faster than anyone else – and the cost of doing so is catching up with a vengeance. The subsidies have been colossal, the impacts on the electricity market chaotic and – contrary to the environmental purpose of the policy – CO2 emissions are rising fast: if … Continue reading Germany’s Wind Power Disaster: An Economic & Environmental Failure
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European Government Support for Wind Power Collapses
**** Europe winds back the clock on windmills The Sunday Times Danny Forston 23 November 2014 Lured by subsidies, the power companies went green. But to keep the lights on they have to burn coal Sixty miles northeast of Düsseldorf, outside the town of Hamm in northwest Germany, workers are giving a final tune-up to … Continue reading European Government Support for Wind Power Collapses
UK Subsidising Wind Industry Jobs at £115,000 a Pop & Killing REAL Jobs in the “Bargain”
Wind farm owners ‘get £115,000 subsidy for UK every job they create’ The Telegraph Emily Gosden 12 November 2014 Wind industry says record numbers of people employed in the UK - but critics say the subsidy bill has risen even faster Wind farm developers receive more than £115,000 in subsidy for every person they employ … Continue reading UK Subsidising Wind Industry Jobs at £115,000 a Pop & Killing REAL Jobs in the “Bargain”
Faulty Turbines Sending Siemen’s Wind Power Division Broke as Samsung Cuts & Runs from Europe
**** German fan maker, Siemens has been running a huge propaganda campaign in South Australia over the last couple of weeks, surrounding the opening of the extension of the Snowtown wind farm – wheeling in Australia’s 2011 Tour de France winner, Cadel Evans as their pet-pedal-powered mascot. And its highly paid wind farm ambassador, Tim … Continue reading Faulty Turbines Sending Siemen’s Wind Power Division Broke as Samsung Cuts & Runs from Europe
Germans Blame “Missing Wind” for their Wind Power Debacle
**** Germany’s Debacle: 2/3 Of Wind Projects “Running Badly To Very Badly”… Case Of The “Missing Wind” NoTricksZone P Gosselin 20 September 2014 Germany-based European Institute for Climate and Energy (EIKE) here brings up a television report on the disappointing returns from wind parks, recently appearing on SWR South German public television. The days of … Continue reading Germans Blame “Missing Wind” for their Wind Power Debacle
Germany’s Offshore Wind Power Debacle
**** The Germans went into wind power harder and faster than anyone else – and the cost of doing so is catching up with a vengeance. The subsidies have been colossal, the impacts on the electricity market chaotic and – contrary to the purpose of the policy – CO2 emissions are rising fast (see our … Continue reading Germany’s Offshore Wind Power Debacle
Subsidising Wind Power: A Sure-Fire Job Killer
*** As the wind industry gravy train shudders to a halt in Australia, the wind industry and its parasites are working overtime to garner support for retention of the completely unsustainable 41,000 GWh mandatory Renewable Energy Target. One of the “pitches” being made is that winding back the RET will cost tens of thousands of … Continue reading Subsidising Wind Power: A Sure-Fire Job Killer
Germany’s Unsustainable “Green” Jobs “Miracle” Collapses
The Germans went into wind power harder and faster than anyone else - and the cost of doing so is catching up with a vengeance. The subsidies have been colossal, the impacts on the electricity market chaotic and - contrary to the purpose of the policy - CO2 emissions are rising fast (see our post … Continue reading Germany’s Unsustainable “Green” Jobs “Miracle” Collapses
Lessons from Germany’s Wind Power Disaster
**** All lies and promises – the wind industry has finally been rumbled in Germany and is about to be shown the door in Australia. The wind industry and its 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 … Continue reading Lessons from Germany’s Wind Power Disaster
Wind Power Sends German Power Market Into Chaos
*** With the introduction of unreliable and intermittent wind power comes the risk of widespread blackouts, social and economic chaos. However, to avoid the consequences, grid managers in Germany are paying conventional generators huge premiums to compensate for wind power "outages" - and the costs of doing so are starting to bite - not that … Continue reading Wind Power Sends German Power Market Into Chaos
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