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> But in the first half of 2019, only 35 wind turbines were added — an 82% drop compared with the first six months of 2018. Last year was bad, too: Just 743 tur
by mrpopo 7y ago
> But in the first half of 2019, only 35 wind turbines were added — an 82% drop compared with the first six months of 2018. Last year was bad, too: Just 743 turbines were added, compared with 1,792 in 2017.
How do you explain that drop then?
- hannob 7y agoComplex bureaucracy, a change in the law a few years ago that's now going into full force, lack of political support (which is a very different thing than population support). Every time surveys are done you get a vast majority (here's a recent one [1]) stating that they support more wind energy. [1] https://www.iwr.de/news.php?id=36393 https://www.iwr.de/news.php?id=36393
- pintxo 7y agoAs I recall the financial incentives for renewables have changed sharply to the worse. Which easily explains a reluctance in investing further into the segment.
- yokaze 7y agoAdditionally to the reasons other people cited: less sensible/profitable space. Sure, it's not like there is no space, but you have to compete with other land use, and it should be sufficiently windy. The cost/benefit ratio drops.