We are constantly being told that wind turbines produce the cheapest electricity. I have produced plenty of information to refute that in previous posts, but in the short video below by Paul Burgess he explains how quickly turbines can deteriorate and how the maintenance cost increase during the first ten years of use. Also their efficiency drops off quite rapidly.
Paul Burgess Basics 2 The Lifespan of Wind Turbines (youtube.com)
The main reason why renewables, such as wind and solar, will not be as cheap as coal or gas is because they are intermittent sources and so they require back-up for when the sun is not shining or the wind is not blowing.
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August 20, 2024 at 01:59AM
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This web address is a picture of windmill blades eroding fiberglass particulates.
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I am afraid folks are missing the big picture regarding fiberglass shards in the water. Windmill blades wear out. The reason blades wear out is the constant abrading of the leading edge of the blades. They are filled and repaired until the blade becomes beyond repair. This is a constant source of the finest and sharpest form of microplastics. This pollution is much like that of asbestos in that it never goes away.
The scale of this reality can be seen in photos of, and the conversation about, the massive areas of blades being buried in landfills where the bulldozer looks like an ant in comparison to the blades and landfill area.
For those who compare this issue to oil, they need to realize that oil is a natural substance that is consumed by aerobic microbes. It does ultimately go away or settle back into its natural environment. Even nuclear waste has a natural life cycle. This glass particulate does not and will destroy the food chain on both farmland and the ocean.
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