World's largest wind farm begins production

[ukipwarrior]

fuckin shit fuckin tyoical shit britain

[TaviYamato]

people could actually build a wind turbine tower made out of three turbines , a super gigantic one , a big one , and a normal one , but it would need a lo of stability

[TheDaveyht3]

A Oil Tanker will knock them down in the intrest of fuel dependancy.

[northernlights1013]

These are not only great for our planet, they're beautiful to watch. I just cannot fathom why so many people oppose them, they're morons.

[Plastering4u]

Offshore wind power costs three times as much as a gas-fired plant capable of producing the same amount of electricity....that´s why governments in Europe have introduced subsidies to convince companies to invest in expensive new plants

[ecologist96]

@Plastering4u Well, a gas power plant (no combined cycle) is the cheapest based on capital cost, but most expensive based on operation costs (due to cost of Nat. Gas), whereas wind is very capital intensive, but has very low operating costs. I think wind CAN compete w/ gas relatively easily, but it might not be able to compete w/ very cheap sources like coal.

[Topher2088]

this has to be really old..because the US is now the world leader in wind energy production with 35,000MW..We're shooting for 20% of total energy to be produced by wind power by 2030. Cant compare to Germany though... over 50% renewable energy by 2030. Gotta love the Germans

[kkohler03]

@Topher2088 While the US has the most wind capacity, we do not have much in terms of off-shore wind

[Topher2088]

@kkohler03 Oh i c. Thanks for the info.

[ClarksonsinUSA]

@kkohler03 well it makes sense to have wind farms on land in the US ,since there is so much land available...

[sebbeloe]

Britain's offshore wind energy production is greater than the rest of the world. I think they look amazing - bring it on!

[bigturnip]

'Britain's wind energy production is greater than the rest of the world combined' - Utter bull.

[rreeder1981]

I'm proud to have worked on the instillation of the windfarm, Just a shame the instillation teams were the only uk input into this project. :(

[BeantownJim]

Got oil?

[5tonyvvvv]

@BeantownJim fuck big oil...hemp oil produces more energy and cleaner

[bevon17]

Obama fuckin up

[letseeitplease]

what i would like to know,is how do you keep boats from running into these windmills at night? and how do you keep boats from clipping a wire from one of these windmills? this looks interesting, and at the same time it looks very dangerous,,,,,,,,,,,

[Movies96B]

YES.

[gwellyn2]

We need real free energy like the orbo ,bloom box and teslas energy sytems but oh no, we are thrust un workable rubbish down our throats and we have to pretend we are thankful. GIVE US BACK OUR GREAT STOLEN HIDDEN INVENTIONS THAT ARE ARCHIVED UP AWAY FROM US. NOW!

[underterraingrunter]

Multiple diverse small scale generating systems are unlikely to suffer simultaneous failure. Can the same be said for these large scale generic turbines? What happens when they fail to shut down in high winds? How reliable is the remote control system? These questions must be answered by people who will take responsibility. The money spent and the electricity generated is part of a contract willingly entered into by the relevant parties. Commerce clouds judgement. Build your own 12volt system.

[Kinkspace]

@underterraingrunter If you want those questions asked I am sure they would be happy to respond to your concerns at the Swaffam wind turbine in Norfolk which is open to the public.

[BenThomasFoster]

and they complained about labour not supporting local and renewable energy...

[LAZADALEDGEND]

YES ENGLAND!

[DarthSchwartz]

cool

[MessiahSaves]

Very interesting.