A colleague sent me this piece from New York Magazine on the so-called “wind-turbine syndrome,” a name given to the health effects that some people say are caused by living close to wind farms. This syndrome is not accepted by …
Category: Wind Energy
Sardinia’s New 1 MW Wind Farm
I’ve recently made another addition to my list of renewable energy investment opportunities: the development of a smallish wind farm in Sardinia. In a recent call I had with a colleague in Europe, I learned something interesting, and quite important for …
Offshore Wind Is Pricey, But Comes With Extra Benefits
We love the concept of offshore wind: it’s out of sight, and it harvests huge wind resources that are unobstructed by buildings, trees, and mountains. The issue, obviously, is the price tag. According to the U.S. Energy Information Agency (part …
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Beach Produces Occasional Discussions on Renewable Energy
I like to jog on a dog-friendly beach in Santa Barbara to get a bit of exercise and to take in the beautiful sights, sounds, and fragrances. After my run, I slow to a walk and often stop to talk with …
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Sardinia’s New 1 MW Wind Farm
I’m planning to make yet another addition to my list of renewable energy investment opportunities: the development of a smallish wind farm in Sardinia. Apparently, power from wind turbines that are rated under 60 KW is greeted with a huge …
The Man Who Photographs Wind Turbines
I was milling around Wall-Space, a hip new art gallery in Santa Barbara’s “Funk Zone” yesterday, looking at some really cool photography, when the clerk, an amazingly articulate and self-possessed young lady, asked me about my interests. No sooner had …
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Real-time Wind Resources
Here’s a fun little tool – a real-time wind chart for the continental U.S. To me, it validates a couple of ideas that I hear often: • When the wind isn’t blowing at point A, the chances are much more …
The Wind Energy Industry Is Still Bedeviled with Danger to Birds and Bats
A friend in the wind industry sent me this interesting article on wind turbines, blades, birds, and subsidies. I know the industry is taking the situation with birds and bats very seriously, and that’s good; they certainly need to do …
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Can Wave Energy Be Cost-Effective? I Doubt It.
As always, I’m willing to be wrong. But I believe that wave energy, i.e., that which is derived from the wind that blows over the ocean and creates the relatively small bit of kinetic energy that becomes the ups and …
The Wind Energy Industry and Deutsche Bank’s Three Pillars of a Successful Market
When a speaker at yesterday’s CleanTechLA event presented what Deutsche Bank calls its “three pillars of a successful market,” I could see some of the main challenges associated with the migration to renewable energy. Abbreviated “TLC” (something that everyone and …
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