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The south has almost a third of the viable area for wind power generation. The only reason why the expansion there is slow are ideological opposition and NIMBYi

The south has almost a third of the viable area for wind power generation. The only reason why the expansion there is slow are ideological opposition and NIMBYism.

xor99 4y ago
Seems a bit quiet https://map.neweuropeanwindatlas.eu/ https://map.neweuropeanwindatlas.eu/ + others
- cedilla 4y ago
  I will bother to reply if you bother to formulate an argument. Edit: what's with the downvotes? A URL is not an argument, and neither is some raw data without any interpretation.
  - gibolt 4y ago
    If anything the link makes it look like everything is equally viable. Even if a plot is not perfect, consistent wind (well above the ground) can be tapped by tall wind turbines and still be net positive. Ground wind speed is very different from up where they operate
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    - xor99 4y ago
      Default measurements in link are taken at 100m above sea level - turbines are currently built at around 80m, some 90m, and 100m in development.
  - xor99 4y ago
    Seems .. referring to the assertion that maybe something is the case Quiet .. theres insufficient wind here (aerial not at ground level or behind lederhosen) in southern Germany.. maybe we shouldn't invest millions into it Data .. lack of wind in southern Germany on website dedicated to tracking wind in Europe
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ekianjo 4y ago
> NIMBYism Can't blame them though, a landscape filled with wind farms is hardly enticing.
- CalRobert 4y ago
  To each their own; I think they look cool. Solarpunk, even.
  - mbeex 4y ago
    Start living there. Greetings from Germany
    - chki 4y ago
      I'm living "there" and it really doesn't bother me a lot.
      - mbeex 4y ago
        > I'm living "there". Perhaps not close enough. - look up "infrasound" and "undercutting minimum distances", better use something else than Google for this. - also check the requirements for the base materials: concrete, aluminium, fiber-reinforced plastic. Calculate the energy requirements for producing them. - familiarize yourself with the space requirements (~ two acres of highly compacted soil, not including access roads) - duration and disposal - soil dehydration, other environment impact issues - ... and as always of course, base load capability and storability
    - Brometheus 4y ago
      I live here and I love them.
    - pyhtel 4y ago
      I do live there, they look cool. Greetings from the Netherlands. Seriously though, what is this comment supposed to achieve?
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The south has almost a third of the viable area for wind power generation. The only reason why the expansion there is slow are ideological opposition and NIMBYism.

xor99 4y ago

Seems a bit quiet https://map.neweuropeanwindatlas.eu/ https://map.neweuropeanwindatlas.eu/ + others

cedilla 4y ago
I will bother to reply if you bother to formulate an argument. Edit: what's with the downvotes? A URL is not an argument, and neither is some raw data without any interpretation.
- gibolt 4y ago
  If anything the link makes it look like everything is equally viable. Even if a plot is not perfect, consistent wind (well above the ground) can be tapped by tall wind turbines and still be net positive. Ground wind speed is very different from up where they operate
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  - xor99 4y ago
    Default measurements in link are taken at 100m above sea level - turbines are currently built at around 80m, some 90m, and 100m in development.
- xor99 4y ago
  Seems .. referring to the assertion that maybe something is the case Quiet .. theres insufficient wind here (aerial not at ground level or behind lederhosen) in southern Germany.. maybe we shouldn't invest millions into it Data .. lack of wind in southern Germany on website dedicated to tracking wind in Europe

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ekianjo 4y ago

> NIMBYism Can't blame them though, a landscape filled with wind farms is hardly enticing.

CalRobert 4y ago
To each their own; I think they look cool. Solarpunk, even.
- mbeex 4y ago
  Start living there. Greetings from Germany
  - chki 4y ago
    I'm living "there" and it really doesn't bother me a lot.
    - mbeex 4y ago
      > I'm living "there". Perhaps not close enough. - look up "infrasound" and "undercutting minimum distances", better use something else than Google for this. - also check the requirements for the base materials: concrete, aluminium, fiber-reinforced plastic. Calculate the energy requirements for producing them. - familiarize yourself with the space requirements (~ two acres of highly compacted soil, not including access roads) - duration and disposal - soil dehydration, other environment impact issues - ... and as always of course, base load capability and storability
  - Brometheus 4y ago
    I live here and I love them.
  - pyhtel 4y ago
    I do live there, they look cool. Greetings from the Netherlands. Seriously though, what is this comment supposed to achieve?
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