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Happy 25th birthday to UK offshore wind! 🎂 Today marks 2️⃣5️⃣ years since the UK’s first offshore wind farm began to generate clean power. Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Northumberland, paved the way for a major new industry which is now playing a central role in the UK’s transition to renewable energy. In a single generation, offshore wind has grown to become the UK’s biggest source of clean power, providing over 34% of all renewable electricity in 2024. Last year, it accounted for a record 17% of the UK’s total electricity and supported 40,000 jobs around the country! In just a quarter of a century, the industry has grown to a total generating capacity of 16.1GW, which is enough to power: 🏘️ Over 16 million homes each year 🎄 Over 600 million fully decorated Christmas trees ⚽ 362 FA Cup finals at Wembley! Find out more 👇 #Generational
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Happy 25th birthday to UK offshore wind! 🎂 Today marks 2️⃣5️⃣ years since the UK’s first offshore wind farm began to generate clean power. Blyth Offshore Wind Farm, located off the coast of Northumberland, paved the way for a major new industry which is now playing a central role in the UK’s transition to renewable energy. In a single generation, offshore wind has grown to become the UK’s biggest source of clean power, providing over 34% of all renewable electricity in 2024. Last year, it accounted for a record 17% of the UK’s total electricity and supported 40,000 jobs around the country! In just a quarter of a century, the industry has grown to a total generating capacity of 16.1GW, which is enough to power: 🏘️ Over 16 million homes each year 🎄 Over 600 million fully decorated Christmas trees ⚽ 362 FA Cup finals at Wembley! Find out more 👇 #Generational

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Breaking News🇬🇧⚡️: "Labour will create jobs in wind turbine production for my area and the rest of the UK". Watch the incredulous Labour MP Mel Ward tell Camilla Tominey that Red Ed Miliband is 'Pro-Oil and North Sea gas' as a fossil fuel resource and that thousands of 'clean energy jobs' will be invented when done are available after 20 years of the climate scam. Point of order - wind turbines are not 'clean', they are either made by fossil fuels or rely 100% on coke. The 'net-zero' lunatics will argue that Electric Arc Furnace While Electric Arc Furnaces (EAFs) primarily run on electricity, the national grid that powers them often relies on fossil fuels unless utilizing renewable energy sources. Furthermore, EAF operations directly consume supplementary fossil fuels, such as natural gas for preheating and coal or coke as carbon sources According to a report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory - depending on make and model wind turbines are predominantly made of steel (66-79% of total turbine mass); fiberglass, resin or plastic (11-16%); iron or cast iron (5-17%); copper (1%); and aluminum (0-2%). There are currently zero major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) producing full offshore wind turbines directly based in the UK. The global offshore turbine market is heavily consolidated, and the UK relies on a few major international manufacturers to supply its offshore wind farms. Spinning their way out of the 'climate scam' - not on our watch.
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Breaking News🇬🇧⚡️: "Labour will create jobs in wind turbine production for my area and the rest of the UK". Watch the incredulous Labour MP Mel Ward tell Camilla Tominey that Red Ed Miliband is 'Pro-Oil and North Sea gas' as a fossil fuel resource and that thousands of 'clean energy jobs' will be invented when done are available after 20 years of the climate scam. Point of order - wind turbines are not 'clean', they are either made by fossil fuels or rely 100% on coke. The 'net-zero' lunatics will argue that Electric Arc Furnace While Electric Arc Furnaces (EAFs) primarily run on electricity, the national grid that powers them often relies on fossil fuels unless utilizing renewable energy sources. Furthermore, EAF operations directly consume supplementary fossil fuels, such as natural gas for preheating and coal or coke as carbon sources According to a report from the National Renewable Energy Laboratory - depending on make and model wind turbines are predominantly made of steel (66-79% of total turbine mass); fiberglass, resin or plastic (11-16%); iron or cast iron (5-17%); copper (1%); and aluminum (0-2%). There are currently zero major Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) producing full offshore wind turbines directly based in the UK. The global offshore turbine market is heavily consolidated, and the UK relies on a few major international manufacturers to supply its offshore wind farms. Spinning their way out of the 'climate scam' - not on our watch.

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2014: David Cameron, "We don't need any more on-shore wind.. What's we've got in the planning system is enough to provide for our needs" 2024: Ed Miliband, "The on shore wind ban in England has been in place for more than 9 years. We've been in government for 72 hours, we've lifted it.. We've got to become a clean energy super power for energy independence.. To cut bills.. To create good jobs.. And to tackle the climate crisis" We've lost a decade of green energy revolution because of the Conservative party. Where could we be now if Cameron didn't appease climate skeptics and the fossil fuel industry? Good work Labour 👏
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2014: David Cameron, "We don't need any more on-shore wind.. What's we've got in the planning system is enough to provide for our needs" 2024: Ed Miliband, "The on shore wind ban in England has been in place for more than 9 years. We've been in government for 72 hours, we've lifted it.. We've got to become a clean energy super power for energy independence.. To cut bills.. To create good jobs.. And to tackle the climate crisis" We've lost a decade of green energy revolution because of the Conservative party. Where could we be now if Cameron didn't appease climate skeptics and the fossil fuel industry? Good work Labour 👏

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📷 The dirty little secret Maine’s Democrat politicians won’t tell you: Offshore wind was supposed to be the cornerstone of “Maine Won’t Wait” and the entire New England clean-energy fantasy. Then reality hit. • ISO-New England crunched the numbers: to deliver all the promised offshore wind power, you’d have to cover an area of ocean the size of Connecticut… with nothing but wind turbines. • A month later, Scandinavian researchers said “actually make it two Connecticuts” because wake turbulence kills the output of downwind turbines • Result? The wholesale industrialization of our fisheries and coastline for power that costs 3–5× what we pay today • Every major offshore wind developer on the world has bailed, projects are being canceled left and right, and even with massive subsidies the math still doesn’t work Yet Augusta keeps pretending the plan is fine without its #1 power source. If offshore wind is dead (and it is), the entire “net-zero by 2050” house of cards collapses. Time to tell the emperor she has no clothes. #Maine #MainePolitics #OffshoreWind #EnergyReality (Video: Matt Jacobson dropping truth bombs even the media won’t touch) 📷 See the full discussion here:
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📷 The dirty little secret Maine’s Democrat politicians won’t tell you: Offshore wind was supposed to be the cornerstone of “Maine Won’t Wait” and the entire New England clean-energy fantasy. Then reality hit. • ISO-New England crunched the numbers: to deliver all the promised offshore wind power, you’d have to cover an area of ocean the size of Connecticut… with nothing but wind turbines. • A month later, Scandinavian researchers said “actually make it two Connecticuts” because wake turbulence kills the output of downwind turbines • Result? The wholesale industrialization of our fisheries and coastline for power that costs 3–5× what we pay today • Every major offshore wind developer on the world has bailed, projects are being canceled left and right, and even with massive subsidies the math still doesn’t work Yet Augusta keeps pretending the plan is fine without its #1 power source. If offshore wind is dead (and it is), the entire “net-zero by 2050” house of cards collapses. Time to tell the emperor she has no clothes. #Maine #MainePolitics #OffshoreWind #EnergyReality (Video: Matt Jacobson dropping truth bombs even the media won’t touch) 📷 See the full discussion here:

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CNN: He claimed that China builds a lot of wind turbines and manufactures them for others, but refuses to use it itself, barely uses wind power. In fact, China is the world leader in the use of wind power. It is building additional wind power in China far faster than the pace at which the U.S. Is building in the United States itself. So the idea that China is just, you know, foisting this terrible source of energy on other countries while refusing to use it is a reversal of reality.
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CNN: He claimed that China builds a lot of wind turbines and manufactures them for others, but refuses to use it itself, barely uses wind power. In fact, China is the world leader in the use of wind power. It is building additional wind power in China far faster than the pace at which the U.S. Is building in the United States itself. So the idea that China is just, you know, foisting this terrible source of energy on other countries while refusing to use it is a reversal of reality.

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Mining 1 ton of rare earth minerals produces about 1 ton of radioactive waste, according to the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security. In 2012, the U.S. added a record 13,131 MW of wind generating capacity. That means that between 4.9 million pounds (using MIT’s estimate) and 6.1 million pounds (using the Bulletin of Atomic Science’s estimate) of rare earths were used in wind turbines installed in 2012. It also means that between 4.9 million and 6.1 million pounds of radioactive waste were created to make these wind turbines — more than America’s nuclear industry, which produces between 4.4 million and 5 million pounds of spent nuclear fuel each year. Shut down the wind industry and built nuclear. It's better for the planet.
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Mining 1 ton of rare earth minerals produces about 1 ton of radioactive waste, according to the Institute for the Analysis of Global Security. In 2012, the U.S. added a record 13,131 MW of wind generating capacity. That means that between 4.9 million pounds (using MIT’s estimate) and 6.1 million pounds (using the Bulletin of Atomic Science’s estimate) of rare earths were used in wind turbines installed in 2012. It also means that between 4.9 million and 6.1 million pounds of radioactive waste were created to make these wind turbines — more than America’s nuclear industry, which produces between 4.4 million and 5 million pounds of spent nuclear fuel each year. Shut down the wind industry and built nuclear. It's better for the planet.

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The first wind turbine has now been installed at East Anglia THREE 🌊 This is a huge moment for Iberdrola and Masdar, as we move towards completion on the £4bn, 1.4GW project later this year. Once operational, it will be one of the world’s largest offshore windfarms, delivering enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of 1.3 million British homes.
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The first wind turbine has now been installed at East Anglia THREE 🌊 This is a huge moment for Iberdrola and Masdar, as we move towards completion on the £4bn, 1.4GW project later this year. Once operational, it will be one of the world’s largest offshore windfarms, delivering enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of 1.3 million British homes.

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Very good from Ed Miliband on wind energy, "The cost of building new generation gas would be higher than off shore wind" "Off shore wind prevents the need for expensive gas plants to run" "Off shore wind farms will provide enough power to supply 12 million homes" "Also on energy security and sovereignty" "When Russia invaded Ukraine and prices went through the roof and we were subject to the markets controlled by petro states and dictators" "This is home grown clean power that we control"
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Very good from Ed Miliband on wind energy, "The cost of building new generation gas would be higher than off shore wind" "Off shore wind prevents the need for expensive gas plants to run" "Off shore wind farms will provide enough power to supply 12 million homes" "Also on energy security and sovereignty" "When Russia invaded Ukraine and prices went through the roof and we were subject to the markets controlled by petro states and dictators" "This is home grown clean power that we control"

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India has made substantial progress in renewable energy in recent years. Total renewable capacity has surged from 76 GW in 2014 to over 250 GW today with solar recording massive 50 times increase. 30 lakh homes have installed subsidised solar plants in last two years with 70 lakh more in the pipeline. 23 lakh solar pumps have been installed too. India now ranks 4th globally in total installed renewable energy capacity, 4th in wind power, and 3rd in solar power. Non-fossil fuel sources now exceed 50% of India's total installed power capacity, achieving the 2030 Paris Agreement target 5 years early. This is not to say India doesn't face massive environmental challenges. But how does gaslighting help?
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India has made substantial progress in renewable energy in recent years. Total renewable capacity has surged from 76 GW in 2014 to over 250 GW today with solar recording massive 50 times increase. 30 lakh homes have installed subsidised solar plants in last two years with 70 lakh more in the pipeline. 23 lakh solar pumps have been installed too. India now ranks 4th globally in total installed renewable energy capacity, 4th in wind power, and 3rd in solar power. Non-fossil fuel sources now exceed 50% of India's total installed power capacity, achieving the 2030 Paris Agreement target 5 years early. This is not to say India doesn't face massive environmental challenges. But how does gaslighting help?

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By January 2026, our total installed power capacity has more than doubled to 520.5 GW. Of this, non-fossil fuel sources account for 271.97 GW, representing over 52% of the total capacity and surpassing fossil fuel capacity, which stands at 248.5 GW. For the first time in India’s history, non-fossil fuel capacity has exceeded fossil fuel capacity. This is a truly remarkable milestone. Today, our non-fossil, that is renewable, capacity exceeds that of fossil fuels. We should collectively appreciate this national effort. Particularly in 2025, India witnessed its highest-ever expansion in renewable energy. A record 44.51 GW of renewable capacity was added by November alone, even before including the figures for December and January. This is nearly double the 24.72 GW added during the same period in the previous year, reflecting the rapid pace of our progress. - Smt Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha (1/3)
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By January 2026, our total installed power capacity has more than doubled to 520.5 GW. Of this, non-fossil fuel sources account for 271.97 GW, representing over 52% of the total capacity and surpassing fossil fuel capacity, which stands at 248.5 GW. For the first time in India’s history, non-fossil fuel capacity has exceeded fossil fuel capacity. This is a truly remarkable milestone. Today, our non-fossil, that is renewable, capacity exceeds that of fossil fuels. We should collectively appreciate this national effort. Particularly in 2025, India witnessed its highest-ever expansion in renewable energy. A record 44.51 GW of renewable capacity was added by November alone, even before including the figures for December and January. This is nearly double the 24.72 GW added during the same period in the previous year, reflecting the rapid pace of our progress. - Smt Nirmala Sitharaman in Rajya Sabha (1/3)

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Must watch explanation on clean energy by Greg Jackson on #BBCQT - also watch Tim Stanley squirm repeatedly when Jackson gives answers Greg Jackson, "We've crossed the rubicon.. Clean energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels" "Power from wind and solar is cheaper than power from fossil fuels" "Consumers don't see the benefits because our markets are run in the old traditional way" "We need market reform so when we build wind farms, people get cheaper energy" "It doesn't help that we are paying wind farms to turn off when it's windy, instead of giving people cheap power at those times" "59% of all of the renewable energy has been built in China" Fiona Bruce, "They're also building huge coal plants" Greg Jackson, "The majority will never be used, they'll be mothballed" "Why are they building green energy? It's not because they're nice people. Now they recognise clean energy is cheaper, and energy is the engine of growth for their industry, they're investing in it" "Six or seven years ago if you went to Chinese cities people wore face mask because of air pollution.. That's gone" Tim Stanley, "If you have a period where the wind dies and the sun doesn't shine, what happens, you have to rely on back up.. Rely on gas.. Import the power from overseas" Greg Jackson, "Allow me to help you with this answer.. As somebody who buys more power than anybody in the UK.. I can give you an authoritative answer on what to do" "An electric car holds enough power in its battery for a typical house in the best part of the week" "As more and more electric cars hit our roads, we have distributed storage of electricity, days on end, without wind" "It's not the whole solution but it's a big part of it.. And it helps us reduce our reliance on things like those fossil fuel backups" "It's always windy somewhere, it's always sunny somewhere.. As we connect our country to others.. When they're windy we get their power, when we're windy we sell ours to them" "By the way, we are one of the windiest places in the world.. This is a huge export opportunity for the UK"
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Must watch explanation on clean energy by Greg Jackson on #BBCQT - also watch Tim Stanley squirm repeatedly when Jackson gives answers Greg Jackson, "We've crossed the rubicon.. Clean energy is now cheaper than fossil fuels" "Power from wind and solar is cheaper than power from fossil fuels" "Consumers don't see the benefits because our markets are run in the old traditional way" "We need market reform so when we build wind farms, people get cheaper energy" "It doesn't help that we are paying wind farms to turn off when it's windy, instead of giving people cheap power at those times" "59% of all of the renewable energy has been built in China" Fiona Bruce, "They're also building huge coal plants" Greg Jackson, "The majority will never be used, they'll be mothballed" "Why are they building green energy? It's not because they're nice people. Now they recognise clean energy is cheaper, and energy is the engine of growth for their industry, they're investing in it" "Six or seven years ago if you went to Chinese cities people wore face mask because of air pollution.. That's gone" Tim Stanley, "If you have a period where the wind dies and the sun doesn't shine, what happens, you have to rely on back up.. Rely on gas.. Import the power from overseas" Greg Jackson, "Allow me to help you with this answer.. As somebody who buys more power than anybody in the UK.. I can give you an authoritative answer on what to do" "An electric car holds enough power in its battery for a typical house in the best part of the week" "As more and more electric cars hit our roads, we have distributed storage of electricity, days on end, without wind" "It's not the whole solution but it's a big part of it.. And it helps us reduce our reliance on things like those fossil fuel backups" "It's always windy somewhere, it's always sunny somewhere.. As we connect our country to others.. When they're windy we get their power, when we're windy we sell ours to them" "By the way, we are one of the windiest places in the world.. This is a huge export opportunity for the UK"

Farrukh

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I just signed an Executive Order to bring enough 'energy' into Massachusetts to power 2 million homes, and by 'power,' I mean we’re going to charge you for it whether the wind is blowing or not! So how does our 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy actually lower your bills? Well, it doesn't. But it makes for a great TikTok! Let’s break down the Big Dig 2.0 in terms everyone understands: munchkins.
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I just signed an Executive Order to bring enough 'energy' into Massachusetts to power 2 million homes, and by 'power,' I mean we’re going to charge you for it whether the wind is blowing or not! So how does our 'all-of-the-above' energy strategy actually lower your bills? Well, it doesn't. But it makes for a great TikTok! Let’s break down the Big Dig 2.0 in terms everyone understands: munchkins.

Mike Urban

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Pritzker: The economic opportunity of building new clean power is enormous. So today, I’ve issued an executive order designed to speed up the development of new clean nuclear power so we can increase our electricity supply and secure our energy future. My goal is to deliver at least two gigawatts of new clean nuclear capacity in our state — enough to power up to two million Illinois homes. For Illinois households and businesses, expanded supply will make electricity less expensive, more reliable, and cleaner — while creating thousands of jobs and maintaining our state’s status as a net energy exporter.
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Pritzker: The economic opportunity of building new clean power is enormous. So today, I’ve issued an executive order designed to speed up the development of new clean nuclear power so we can increase our electricity supply and secure our energy future. My goal is to deliver at least two gigawatts of new clean nuclear capacity in our state — enough to power up to two million Illinois homes. For Illinois households and businesses, expanded supply will make electricity less expensive, more reliable, and cleaner — while creating thousands of jobs and maintaining our state’s status as a net energy exporter.

Acyn

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The talk around Net Zero ignores many inconvenient facts, but top of the list is probably the mining requirements to get us there. For the world to reach Net Zero by 2050--that is, to build the solar panels and wind turbines required--we'd need to mine over 4.5 billion tons of copper, 940 million tons of nickel, 9 billion tons of graphite and 4 million tons of germanium. At today's mining rates that would take more than a thousand years. Net Zero is nigh on impossible to achieve. And even attempting to do so will ravage vast areas of the planet.
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The talk around Net Zero ignores many inconvenient facts, but top of the list is probably the mining requirements to get us there. For the world to reach Net Zero by 2050--that is, to build the solar panels and wind turbines required--we'd need to mine over 4.5 billion tons of copper, 940 million tons of nickel, 9 billion tons of graphite and 4 million tons of germanium. At today's mining rates that would take more than a thousand years. Net Zero is nigh on impossible to achieve. And even attempting to do so will ravage vast areas of the planet.

Electroverse

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“Work has been suspended at a major wind farm project south west of Warwick after storms snapped a wind turbine blade. McIntrye Wind Farm recently connected some of its turbines to the grid, those works are on hold as it investigates the incident.” “The 458MW Coopers Gap wind farm in south west Queensland, the newest and biggest wind project built to date in Australia – is to undergo major repairs after faults were found in its commissioning process. AGL, which operates the $850 million project and is a joint owner through the Powering Australia Renewables Fund, said in a statement that the blades of one of the 123 turbines will have to be replaced entirely, while GE Catcon is also going to replace “generators” – referring to the equipment in the nacelle at the top of the wind tower – in a further 50 turbines.” •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Not only are wind farms unreliable in terms of wind dependent generation. They break easily as we saw last week on the Darling Downs. If the blades on a wind farm can’t survive a summer storm on the Darling Downs they will be useless. This is just another example of wind farms being unreliable. A few years ago wind farm had to replace 50 out of 123 turbines just after it was commissioned. Australia cannot not afford to be pursuing Net Zero policies being pushed by the two major parties. We should focus on using our coal, uranium and gas resources instead of imported materials. Quote from: #auspol
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“Work has been suspended at a major wind farm project south west of Warwick after storms snapped a wind turbine blade. McIntrye Wind Farm recently connected some of its turbines to the grid, those works are on hold as it investigates the incident.” “The 458MW Coopers Gap wind farm in south west Queensland, the newest and biggest wind project built to date in Australia – is to undergo major repairs after faults were found in its commissioning process. AGL, which operates the $850 million project and is a joint owner through the Powering Australia Renewables Fund, said in a statement that the blades of one of the 123 turbines will have to be replaced entirely, while GE Catcon is also going to replace “generators” – referring to the equipment in the nacelle at the top of the wind tower – in a further 50 turbines.” •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••• Not only are wind farms unreliable in terms of wind dependent generation. They break easily as we saw last week on the Darling Downs. If the blades on a wind farm can’t survive a summer storm on the Darling Downs they will be useless. This is just another example of wind farms being unreliable. A few years ago wind farm had to replace 50 out of 123 turbines just after it was commissioned. Australia cannot not afford to be pursuing Net Zero policies being pushed by the two major parties. We should focus on using our coal, uranium and gas resources instead of imported materials. Quote from: #auspol

Gerard Rennick

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China has one of the largest and most integrated electricity systems. The ARISE NEWS team traveled by Train from Dalian to Shenyang (final destination, Beijing) and I saw massive Wind Turbines. China is the world’s top producer of Wind turbines. Official figures put installed capacity at 640 Gigawatts in 2025 But that’s capacity. Wind doesn’t blow all year. What did the Wind Turbines actually generate? About 1,000 Terrawatt-Hours (TWh). That’s 1 Trillion Kilowatt-Hours (kWh) That’s about 22 times Nigeria’s entire output. Average 5,000MW over a year x 8,760 hours is 43.8 TWh What about the cost of building an onshore wind Turbine? A 5 Megawatt Wind Turbine costs about $4m - $5m according to IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) The Turbine alone isn’t enough. There’s still Transmission, Substations, Batteries, metering and more. Electricity costs money. #China #Wind #Renewables #WindEnergy
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China has one of the largest and most integrated electricity systems. The ARISE NEWS team traveled by Train from Dalian to Shenyang (final destination, Beijing) and I saw massive Wind Turbines. China is the world’s top producer of Wind turbines. Official figures put installed capacity at 640 Gigawatts in 2025 But that’s capacity. Wind doesn’t blow all year. What did the Wind Turbines actually generate? About 1,000 Terrawatt-Hours (TWh). That’s 1 Trillion Kilowatt-Hours (kWh) That’s about 22 times Nigeria’s entire output. Average 5,000MW over a year x 8,760 hours is 43.8 TWh What about the cost of building an onshore wind Turbine? A 5 Megawatt Wind Turbine costs about $4m - $5m according to IRENA (International Renewable Energy Agency) The Turbine alone isn’t enough. There’s still Transmission, Substations, Batteries, metering and more. Electricity costs money. #China #Wind #Renewables #WindEnergy

Rotus

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Onshore wind is sold as 25-year infrastructure, but a UK and Denmark study found that after just 10 years. The average UK wind farm loses roughly one-third of its output. Then by 12 to 15 years, many become completely uneconomic to run. Less power, more wear, higher maintenance. So the farms need "repowering," they call it. That means ripping out old machines and replacing them early. So more steel, more blades shipped in from China, more waste and more subsidies. The 25-year lifespan claim was short enough, but in reality, turbines are barely lasting a decade.
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Onshore wind is sold as 25-year infrastructure, but a UK and Denmark study found that after just 10 years. The average UK wind farm loses roughly one-third of its output. Then by 12 to 15 years, many become completely uneconomic to run. Less power, more wear, higher maintenance. So the farms need "repowering," they call it. That means ripping out old machines and replacing them early. So more steel, more blades shipped in from China, more waste and more subsidies. The 25-year lifespan claim was short enough, but in reality, turbines are barely lasting a decade.

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