OT - The National College Of Wind Energy....

I wouldn't put too much hope in these. There is talk about closing a lot of them down, here in Oz, in the near future:

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Another noted that almost every wind farm in the country will be up for refinancing for next 3 years. “They will be in major financial distress, and they are all at risk of falling over.”

While wind farms in Australia can have long term power purchase agreements out to 2030, the financing arrangements are much shorter, usually around 5 years.

This means that most, if not all, wind farms, will be up for refinancing in the next few years. When that happens, the major banks will review the state of the market, and are either likely to raise the price of debt, or do an “equity sweep” – calling on project owners to invest more cash.

None are likely to do so.

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Source: RE Renewable Energy Australia.

I believe we have over 50 Wind Farms in Australia and they are a monstrosity. A lot have been stopped because some bird-watching enthusiasts have claimed that any proposed site is the nesting place of the almost extinct "Oomigooli Birds" and work has been halted before being abandoned.

 

Is Yannick Sagbo credited with inventing wind turbines perchance? Anyway stop being a nimby, I think they are quite majestic pieces of engineering.

 

Blow the Hot wind out your arse. Hull has significantly more wind power , than most of Australia. And an Inhospitable coastline, that makes offshore turbines a no-brainer.

 

Irritates me when people hate wind farms.

 

I find it strange that wind turbines are looked upon as monstrosities yet electricity pylons are accepted without any protests.

 

I don't hate them, I just don't see their worth.

They are expensive, inefficient and unsustainable.

I get the need for renewable energy but these just are not the solution, just the best we have for now.

 

Why?

They're hideous things and woefully inefficient (about 24%) The wind turbine gravy train has been ridden by random farmers and the manufacturers, as they've been fulfilling a token green energy quota need.

What's particularly gauling in East Yorkshire is the complete lack of any form of strategic planning in relation to where these things are to be placed. You've got random clumps of the things scattered all over the county and in some areas, totally out of keeping with the surroundings.

If you're going to have a wind farm, pick a location and flood the area with them like they do in the states.

 

I have to say, when i came back in August for a visit i was quite impressed with the sight of all the wind turbines when driving into Hull.

 

We've enough wind as it is without creating farms to produce more of the damn stuff.

 

When they're piling them into the north sea its so loud the shock waves under the water must be horrendous, soon you wont be able to look off our coastline without seeing the ugly ****ing things.

 

its all a big conspiracy to propel us further from the sun to prevent global warming lol

 

It's all part of the global warming strategy.

When the time comes, they'll all be in place to be turned in the right direction to blow us to a suitable climate.

 

Agreed, I think pylons and radio towers look awful
The ones on the hill behind South Cave are hardly in keeping with the village's rustic aesthetic. At least a wind turbine looks kind of...well, windmilly.

 

There used to be adverts not that long ago showing the pylons being sucked underground, claiming they were all being replaced by buried cables. That went well didn't it.

 

Offshore renewable energy and the efforts and investment in making the Humber the hub of it with all the associated supply chains and national colleges is fantastic news and deserves total support not nimbyism.