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Watch for such cost effects when a green energy enters a goldmine phase. There is a Scottish energy economist who, working with data from public wind projects,
by a9h74j 5y ago
Watch for such cost effects when a green energy enters a goldmine phase. There is a Scottish energy economist who, working with data from public wind projects, finds the experience curve turning upward (against lower cost). Also IIRC, at his prevailing rates offshore wind was becoming uneconomical to repair after 15 years.
Edit: I owe a reference for such a claim. See: Professor Gordon Hughes accompanying the publication by the Renewable Energy Foundation of his two 2020 reports on Wind Power Costs in the United Kingdom and The Performance of Wind Power in Denmark ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5mXkYcuzWs https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5mXkYcuzWs
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https://www.ref.org.uk/ref-blog/365-wind-power-economics-rhetoric-and-reality https://www.ref.org.uk/ref-blog/365-wind-power-economics-rhe...