Western Europe’s sad and sorry descent started with delusional claims that wind and solar can power industrial economies, all by themselves. Massively subsidised, delivered only occasional and then on a chaotic basis, their insane cost and inherent unreliability has gutted Germany’s industrial sector and delivered punitive power prices across the Continent. Weakened by an ideology … Continue reading Stop These Things’ Weekly Round Up: 5 April 2026
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Stop These Things’ Weekly Round Up: 4 May 2025
The mother of all blackouts struck the Iberian Peninsula last week - and the lived-reality of the so-called wind and solar transition hit home. For a few days immediately preceding the inevitable calamity, the wind and sun cult were in raptures - Spain claimed to be running on nothing but sunshine and breezes. Then it … Continue reading Stop These Things’ Weekly Round Up: 4 May 2025
Stop These Things’ Weekly Round Up: 23 March 2025
Among rent-seeking wind and solar subsidy grifters and their spin masters, desperation is the new black. Donald Trump’s moves the throttle their so-called ‘industries’ on American soil has rattled investors and seen plans for dozens of large-scale wind and solar factories scrapped, around the globe. Which brings us to this week's roundup. Paul Brown gives … Continue reading Stop These Things’ Weekly Round Up: 23 March 2025
Hurricane Havoc: Twisters Wipeout Thousands of Solar Panels Across US
Leave intellectual pygmies in charge, and weather-dependent wind and solar is what you get. However, not only does their output depend entirely on the weather and/or where the Sun sits in the sky, wind and solar’s capacity to (occasionally) generate power can be eradicated in a matter of minutes. A few hailstones from the heavens … Continue reading Hurricane Havoc: Twisters Wipeout Thousands of Solar Panels Across US
All Hail Nuclear: Because Solar Panels Can’t Survive Hailstorms or Hurricanes
Solar panels deliver power for around 6 hours a day, struggle during wet/cloudy weather and a decent hailstorm or hurricane wipes them out completely. Anyone recommending solar power as a solution to our growing need for electrical energy needs their head read. Certain parts of the world suffer regular, violent hailstorms, where hailstones outsize golf … Continue reading All Hail Nuclear: Because Solar Panels Can’t Survive Hailstorms or Hurricanes
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