Tuesday, September 27, 2022

Tying into my previous post

The average wind farm needs over 12,000 gallons of oil.

The wind is blowing, so there’s that problem solved. But the farm’s turbines cannot handle it. Since 2020, at least seven parts of the turbines have fallen off during high winds. Life In Norway reports that the Norwegian Water Resources and Directive has given the farm until October 10 to fix the problem or shutter operations.

It also requires tons of copper (mining!) and tons of cement for the base of the windmill, as well as tons of steel to reinforce the base.

In short, you're never going to get the energy that you expended to make the damn thing.

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