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Handouts foreverOver 30 years of taxpayer handouts and they still can't stand on their own - cartoon by Josh (cartoonsbyjosh.co.uk)Apr 01, 2024
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Off-shore wind turbine sizes globally over timeOff-shore wind turbine sizes globally over time - from Berkeley National LaboratoryMar 20, 2024
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Remains of burned wind turbineBurned-out wind turbine in Clausnitz, Germany, after fire on February 26, 2024 - photo from Gegenwind ClausnitzMar 08, 2024
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Remains of burned wind turbineBurned-out wind turbine in Clausnitz, Germany, after fire on February 26, 2024 - photo from Gegenwind ClausnitzMar 08, 2024
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Turbine fire in Thorney, EnglandTurbine fire in Thorney, England
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UPC Kaheawa, Maui, Hawaii - 113,000-pound nacelleUPC Kaheawa, Maui, Hawaii - 113,000-pound nacelle
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Minerals used in different transport and power generation technologiesComparison of minerals used in different transport and power generation technologies - International Energy Association, “The Role of Critical Minerals in Clean Energy Transitions” (2021) - note that the comparison of power generation is by installed rated capacity, not by lifetime (or even annual) delivery of actual energy
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Wind turbine fire in Losheim am See, GermanyWind turbine fire in Losheim am See (Saarland), Germany, 28 December 2022 - photo by Rolf Ruppenthal
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Pouring concrete for an underground wind turbine basePouring concrete for an underground wind turbine base - Nebraska - photo by Walker Pickering
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Mount Emerald, Queensland, Australia: time in 2022 at different output rangesSteven Nowakowski of Rainforest Reserves Australia collected 2022 5-minute output data for the 180-MW Mount Emerald wind energy facility in Queensland, Australia. The average output was 26.8% of capacity - generating at or above that rate of 48.3 MW only 40% of the time. The median output was 18.1% of capacity (meaning that half the time it was generating less than 32.6 MW.
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Fire, Mendota, IllinoisWind turbine burns near Mendota, Illinois, January 6, 2023 - photo by Elena Fouck
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September 15, 2008: high winds caused blade to strike tower, bringing down the whole nacelle and blade assemblySeptember 15, 2008: high winds caused blade to strike tower, bringing down the whole nacelle and blade assembly
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