Green Energy Revolution Megathread

[Zanza]

The idiotic German government enacted a new rule that prohibits new wind power plants within 1000m of someone's home. This is more distance than e.g. airports, sewage plants, coal power plants or nuclear waste storage.

Red are all zones where you may no longer build new wind power:


So much for fighting climate change and helping a green energy revolution.

[Maladict]

There should be more space to the east.

[The Larch]

The idiotic German government enacted a new rule that prohibits new wind power plants within 1000m of someone's home. This is more distance than e.g. airports, sewage plants, coal power plants or nuclear waste storage.

What's the rationale for that? Besides caving to NIMBYism, that is.

So much for fighting climate change and helping a green energy revolution.

Then you shouldn't be the largest consumer of coal in Europe... 

[Zanza]

It's only nimbyism, there is no rationale. Today someone proposed to pay off the affected homeowners.

In general, Merkel's government is lacking cohesion and political willpower to achieve much and the 'climate pact' they enacted now is just one example.

[The Minsky Moment]

Wouldn't the Baltic coast be the best place to site windpower in any case?

[The Larch]

Wouldn't the Baltic coast be the best place to site windpower in any case?

Also far more expensive.

[The Brain]

Wouldn't the Baltic coast be the best place to site windpower in any case?

Enough with the Lebensraum jokes, Mal and Min.

[Zanza]

Wouldn't the Baltic coast be the best place to site windpower in any case?

The best place for wind power in Germany are both North and Baltic Sea offshore.

[mongers]

Wouldn't the Baltic coast be the best place to site windpower in any case?

The best place for wind power in Germany are both North and Baltic Sea offshore.

If only you guys had a couple of chains of low-lying islands in shallow seas, on which and around you could build some wind turbines.   

[Duque de Bragança]

Windkraft ? Nein danke! 

[jimmy olsen]

47% of Denmark's power was from wind in 2019

https://www.reuters.com/article/us-climate-change-denmark-windpower/denmark-sources-record-47-of-power-from-wind-in-2019-idUSKBN1Z10KE

[Zanza]

Windkraft ? Nein danke! 

Elektrizität? Nein Danke! 

[Admiral Yi]

I wonder if they're OK with windrader in somebodyelserum wald.

[Zanza]

Maybe, but then they are probably against high voltage powerlines. 

Germany is a nation ruled by nimbyism and has the laws to empower this.

[Zanza]

If only you guys had a couple of chains of low-lying islands in shallow seas, on which and around you could build some wind turbines.   

The area around these islands, the Wadden Sea, is a nature world heritage site and protected, so the wind power plants are much further offshore.