South Australia’s ‘Deluded’ Wind Power Policy a ‘Red-Flag’ for Wind Cult Zealots & Politicians Alike

*** There is nothing quite like being right in a public forum: especially when your opponents run as a rabid pack of deluded zealots, occupying a netherworld - altogether free of both fact and consequence - driven by ideology; and devoid of common sense, logic or reason. During the week just gone, the latest whole … Continue reading South Australia’s ‘Deluded’ Wind Power Policy a ‘Red-Flag’ for Wind Cult Zealots & Politicians Alike

Blackout Blues: Wind Power Obsession Makes South Australia an International Joke

The most recent grid collapse in South Australia (one that was not the first and which will, by no means, be the last) has left it the butt of jokes in its neighbouring States (not attempting to run on sunshine and breezes) and around the World. For a - 'don't say we didn't warn you' … Continue reading Blackout Blues: Wind Power Obsession Makes South Australia an International Joke

Batteries Necessary To Support Solar and Wind Power Don’t Exist

*** With the wind industry under siege around the Globe, in order to deflect attention from the unavoidable fact that wind power delivery is a matter of serendipity - rather than electrical engineering dictates (such as frequency control and grid balancing) and hoary old economic chestnuts (such as matching supply with demand) - the talk … Continue reading Batteries Necessary To Support Solar and Wind Power Don’t Exist

Another Statewide Blackout: South Australia’s Wind Power Disaster Continues

Thanks to its ludicrous attempt to run on sunshine and breezes, South Australia has just experienced yet another Statewide blackout. SA's vapid Premier, Jay Weatherill and what passes for media in this Country ran straight to the periphery, blaming everything except the bleeding obvious (see this piece of infantile doodling from wind cult central - the … Continue reading Another Statewide Blackout: South Australia’s Wind Power Disaster Continues

What’s Not to Like about Wind Power? – Wind Turbine Pyrotechnics & Fatal Flops

Wind power is, as we're repeatedly told, 'clean', 'green' and 'free'. But, ever keen to rain on the wind industry's parade, here's a couple of pieces that point out one or more inconvenient truths. As with the picture above, of a turbine self-immolating in Texas (see our post here) - the first concerns the habit … Continue reading What’s Not to Like about Wind Power? – Wind Turbine Pyrotechnics & Fatal Flops

‘Mongrels’: AGL Treats its Wind Farm Neighbours with Ridicule & Contempt

*** 'Wicked' and 'wanton' doesn't quite capture the manner in which wind power outfit, AGL behaves towards its victims. Spearing hundreds of these things into the heart of (once) peaceful and prosperous rural communities would be bad enough, but treating those that suffer the consequences - such as the chronic sleep deprivation caused by incessant … Continue reading ‘Mongrels’: AGL Treats its Wind Farm Neighbours with Ridicule & Contempt

Premier Daniel Andrews Rallies Wind Cult & Declares War on Victoria

Terry McCrann: Premier declaring war on Victoria Herald Sun Terry McCrann 30 August 2016 THE Premier Daniel Andrews has declared war on the people and on the businesses of Victoria. And let’s not of course forget the birds. In very simple terms he wants every single individual and every single business in the state to … Continue reading Premier Daniel Andrews Rallies Wind Cult & Declares War on Victoria

Intermittent & Unreliable ‘Delivery’ Makes Wind Power Pointless

*** Intermittent Renewables Can’t Favorably Transform Grid Electricity Our Finite World Gail Tverberg 31 August 2016 Many people are hoping for wind and solar PV to transform grid electricity in a favorable way. Is this really possible? Is it really feasible for intermittent renewables to generate a large share of grid electricity? The answer increasingly looks … Continue reading Intermittent & Unreliable ‘Delivery’ Makes Wind Power Pointless

Germany’s Wind Powered Transition: a Policy in Chaos

It’s not easy being green: Even with new reforms, doubts remain about Germany’s energy transition The Economist 13 August 2016 Brandenburg used to be called the sandbox of the Holy Roman Empire for its poor soil and marginal geography. Today a more appropriate moniker might be “the wind farm of the European Union” for all … Continue reading Germany’s Wind Powered Transition: a Policy in Chaos

Economic & Social Disaster Looms: Ontario Counts the Crippling Cost of Wind Power

Scrap Green Energy Act to help hydro mess, tax watchdog says Toronto Sun Shawn Jeffords 8 September 2016 TORONTO - If the Ontario government wants to make a dent in soaring hydro rates it should scrap its controversial Green Energy Act. That according to Christine Van Geyn, the Ontario director of the Canadian Taxpayers Federation. She says … Continue reading Economic & Social Disaster Looms: Ontario Counts the Crippling Cost of Wind Power