https://www.youtube.com/live/MSEycl66RFk?si=7wnWGhFkMJ7rfKS7 Donald J Trump’s address to the World Economic Forum focused heavily on the Green New Scam. The 47th President, in his usual rambling style, smashed the wind industry, hard and fast. Video of the full address is embedded above. The biggest takeaway is that the Trump administration regards energy (meaning cheap and reliable and … Continue reading Stop These Things’ Weekly Round Up: 25 January 2026
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Floating Circus: Offshore Wind Industry’s Floating Turbine Plan Scoops Parody Award
The more desperate rent-seekers become, the sillier they sound. The latest plan to float 800 tonne turbines at sea sounds like parody in motion. Notwithstanding that the offshore wind industry can’t make a buck in shallow waters where their turbines are firmly connected to the ocean floor - dozens of grand offshore projects have been … Continue reading Floating Circus: Offshore Wind Industry’s Floating Turbine Plan Scoops Parody Award
Boris Blown Away: True Cost of PM’s Offshore Wind Power Plan is Absolutely Staggering
A MW of intermittent offshore wind power capacity costs up to 17 times the cost of a thoroughly reliable MW of gas-fired power generation. And, whereas, the latter is available around-the-clock, the former is available when Mother Nature deems fit. And she tends to be a temperamental, old cow. One particular wheeze among Britain’s renewable … Continue reading Boris Blown Away: True Cost of PM’s Offshore Wind Power Plan is Absolutely Staggering
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