RET Review Panel Head, Dick Warburton: “the RET should be ended now”

Since the RET Review Panel delivered its coup de grâce to the Australian wind industry, the wind industry and its parasites - and the ABC and Fairfax press that run cover for them - have all tried to put a very different spin on the panel's recommendations - as to which, see our post here. … Continue reading RET Review Panel Head, Dick Warburton: “the RET should be ended now”

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

When the Wind Doesn’t Blow…NO POWER!

Terry McCran writes about the stupidity of intermittent power output from wind farms in Australia looking at July 21. Truth is July 22 was worse. When the wind doesn’t blow, the power doesn’t switch on Terry McCrann Herald Sun 22 July 2014 ON Monday, all the wind farms in Southern Australia, all the hundreds of … Continue reading When the Wind Doesn’t Blow…NO POWER!

Wind Power: Not Even Enough for a Cuppa

Giant wind farm will cost millions and ruin Brighton view Christopher Booker The Telegraph 19 July 2014 What good will come from the colossal wind turbines to be put up off the Sussex coast? Over the next four years, visitors to Brighton and the Sussex coast are in for a shock. Visible all the way … Continue reading Wind Power: Not Even Enough for a Cuppa

Time to Kill the Mandatory RET & Bring Power Prices Back to Earth

  Abbott must keep calm and cut power prices The Australian Gary Johns 15 July 2014 THE British government in 1939 created the phrase “Keep Calm and Carry On” to prepare Brits for German attacks during World War II. The Abbott government should adopt it, and take heart. Of course, the slogan belied the preparedness to … Continue reading Time to Kill the Mandatory RET & Bring Power Prices Back to Earth

Burchell Wilson: Sectors Should Join to Beat the RET

  Burchell Wilson holds the chief economist role at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He's been on the front foot for some time now, seeking the abolition of the mandatory RET - which he sees as "corporate welfare on a massive scale". Here's Burchell unloading in today's Australian. Sectors should join to beat … Continue reading Burchell Wilson: Sectors Should Join to Beat the RET

Curt Delvin: Wind Energy’s Fantasy in Green

“Being crazy isn’t enough”: Wind energy’s fantasy in green Curt Devlin 12 July, 2014 “Never let the facts get in the way of a good story,” cautioned Mark Twain. Miles Grant heeded Twain’s famous advice in his recent opinion about global climate change and wind opposition. Grant brims with evangelical fervor when he argues that … Continue reading Curt Delvin: Wind Energy’s Fantasy in Green

Wind Turbines: lucky to last 10 Years

Dr Gordon Hughes is a Professor of Economics at the University of Edinburgh and a while back produced this cracking study which destroyed yet another wind industry myth about the longevity of these things: windfarm peformance UK hughes.19.12.12. Instead of the much touted 25 years, the output from modern turbines starts to drop significantly after … Continue reading Wind Turbines: lucky to last 10 Years

Irish Uprising: Thousands Flood Dublin to Protest Against the Great Wind Power Fraud

**** As ordinary - usually apolitical - people around the World start to cotton on to the true and hidden costs of wind power they are joining thousands of anti-wind power groups, becoming increasingly vocal and politically active. Canadians staged a huge anti-wind power fraud rally in Ontario, back in October last year (see our … Continue reading Irish Uprising: Thousands Flood Dublin to Protest Against the Great Wind Power Fraud

Pac Hydro promises but fails to fix its screeching fans at Cape Bridgewater

Pacific Hydro – run by Union Heavy, Garry Weaven and funded by Union Super money handled by Members Equity Bank, controlled by his best mate Greg Combet – operates a non-compliant wind farm at Cape Bridgewater in Victoria – and has done since 2008. The Victorian government is well aware that Pac Hydro does not … Continue reading Pac Hydro promises but fails to fix its screeching fans at Cape Bridgewater