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Environment & Energy

Boomer

(4,168 posts)

5. I'm not following the argument

Reply to NNadir (Original post)

Sun May 1, 2016, 12:03 PM

May 2016

Wind power is a failure because the equipment wears out? By that criteria all our technology is a complete failure. How many people are running a computer that is 20 years old?

I was expecting some data on the cost of equipment versus the amount of energy generated. Are we spending more energy on creating wind power equipment than it returns?

The link that supposedly lead to some scathing commentary in the Nature journal, instead links to yet another commentary by NNadir that isn't about wind power at all. I'm not going to even try unwinding that path.

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Handlesblatt: Germany has a big new problem, dealing with its failed wind turbines. [View all] NNadir May 2016 OP

Machines wear out and have to be replaced. Why is that shocking? mackdaddy May 2016 #1

k&r for this response appal_jack May 2016 #2

Precisely Sherman A1 May 2016 #3

Um, um, um... NNadir May 2016 #6

And the fossil fuel inputs required to replace them... Binkie The Clown May 2016 #4

I'm not following the argument Boomer May 2016 #5

They should replace them with safe, clean Nuclear power n2doc May 2016 #7

None of the failed reactors killed as many people as will die in the next five hours from... NNadir May 2016 #8

You are afraid of that, but not automobiles or oil refineries? hunter May 2016 #9

What a bunch of nonsense... Finishline42 May 2016 #10

Um...um...um... NNadir May 2016 #11

Who going to pay for the decommissioning of the nuclear plants in the US? Finishline42 May 2016 #12

Answers to a few of your questions FBaggins May 2016 #13

Thanks for taking the time to reply, but... Finishline42 May 2016 #14

I'm afraid that you're suffering from confirmation bias FBaggins May 2016 #15