Largest German Offshore Wind, Bankrupt!!!!!!

[elektra]

Another Wind Energy company bankrupt. Sad, for those who have to pay the bill. The bill being the extremely high electric rates in Germany (and coming here soon). To listen to the drones, one would think there is a profit in Wind Energy, and I guess they are right, select investors are paid off early with profits from selling tax credits and the subsidies.

As experts have feared for some time, Windreich GmbH is insolvent. The largest German offshore wind farm developer submitted an application for self-administered insolvency at the end of last week.

Windreich files for bankruptcy

 

[JGalt]

So they got blown away by cheaper forms of electrical generation. I guess that sure took the wind out of their sales.

 

[watchingfromafar]

So they got blown away by cheaper forms of electrical generation. I guess that sure took the wind out of their sales.

They were built about 5-8 years before they will be really needed. Fossil fuels are on the way out whether we like it or not. If these wind farms can withstand the harsh conditions and last then they would be a great long term investment.

Ok, they came along a bit too soon but still their need is just around the corner.

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[elektra]

They were built about 5-8 years before they will be really needed. Fossil fuels are on the way out whether we like it or not. If these wind farms can withstand the harsh conditions and last then they would be a great long term investment.

Ok, they came along a bit too soon but still their need is just around the corner.

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A wind turbine that requires thousands of tons of coal to be made, increases the use of Coal. A wind turbine that requires carbon fiber blades, gets that carbon from fossil fuels, think millions of tons of fossil fuels for the manufacture of carbon fiber. So how does the increase in manufacturing lessen the use of the fossil fuels needed in manufacturing?

Wind turbines are short lived. Wind turbines provide almost no electricity. Wind Turbines are extremely expensive.

Everything you think of a wind turbine is not true.

A thousand years ago, wind turbines, wind mills, ground wheat into flower. For a tiny population. Today, our 500 foot tall wind turbines, remind us that building that old wind mill bigger, does not equal a technological leap forward.

 

[ABikerSailor]

They were built about 5-8 years before they will be really needed. Fossil fuels are on the way out whether we like it or not. If these wind farms can withstand the harsh conditions and last then they would be a great long term investment.

Ok, they came along a bit too soon but still their need is just around the corner.

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A wind turbine that requires thousands of tons of coal to be made, increases the use of Coal. A wind turbine that requires carbon fiber blades, gets that carbon from fossil fuels, think millions of tons of fossil fuels for the manufacture of carbon fiber. So how does the increase in manufacturing lessen the use of the fossil fuels needed in manufacturing?

Wind turbines are short lived. Wind turbines provide almost no electricity. Wind Turbines are extremely expensive.

Everything you think of a wind turbine is not true.

A thousand years ago, wind turbines, wind mills, ground wheat into flower. For a tiny population. Today, our 500 foot tall wind turbines, remind us that building that old wind mill bigger, does not equal a technological leap forward.

Building a wind turbine is a one time thing once it's built. Coal and gas have to continually be used in order to generate power. Once the turbine is built, no other fossil fuels are required, other than grease for maintenance.

As far as being short lived? Might wanna look that one up again. Average wind turbine life is around 20 to 25 years, depending on wind conditions where they are installed.

How much power does the average commercial turbine generate? The output of a wind turbine depends on the turbine's size and the wind's speed through the rotor. An average onshore wind turbine with a capacity of 2.5–3 MW can produce more than 6 million kWh in a year – enough to supply 1,500 average EU households with electricity.

 

[elektra]

They were built about 5-8 years before they will be really needed. Fossil fuels are on the way out whether we like it or not. If these wind farms can withstand the harsh conditions and last then they would be a great long term investment.

Ok, they came along a bit too soon but still their need is just around the corner.

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A wind turbine that requires thousands of tons of coal to be made, increases the use of Coal. A wind turbine that requires carbon fiber blades, gets that carbon from fossil fuels, think millions of tons of fossil fuels for the manufacture of carbon fiber. So how does the increase in manufacturing lessen the use of the fossil fuels needed in manufacturing?

Wind turbines are short lived. Wind turbines provide almost no electricity. Wind Turbines are extremely expensive.

Everything you think of a wind turbine is not true.

A thousand years ago, wind turbines, wind mills, ground wheat into flower. For a tiny population. Today, our 500 foot tall wind turbines, remind us that building that old wind mill bigger, does not equal a technological leap forward.

Building a wind turbine is a one time thing once it's built. Coal and gas have to continually be used in order to generate power. Once the turbine is built, no other fossil fuels are required, other than grease for maintenance.

As far as being short lived? Might wanna look that one up again. Average wind turbine life is around 20 to 25 years, depending on wind conditions where they are installed.

How much power does the average commercial turbine generate? The output of a wind turbine depends on the turbine's size and the wind's speed through the rotor. An average onshore wind turbine with a capacity of 2.5–3 MW can produce more than 6 million kWh in a year – enough to supply 1,500 average EU households with electricity.

20-25 years, ha, ha, ha, ha. That is a crock. I have watched them get built and torn down in California in 10 years time!

An average onshore wind turbine with a capacity of 2.5 MW can not produce more than 30% of that rated capacity. It is called CAPACITY FACTOR. Further, line losses can be an easy 50%. At best, using your figures, a wind turbine can supply around 400 homes power. That is homes, wind turbines can not supply industry with power. Further, homes have traditionally used the excess power from REAL power plants that provide electricity to industry during the day. Now what are we to do with that excess power, I guess in your world we simply shutdown the plant so that wind can have a fair equal share of the market? And I forget, how do we regulate the spikes and erratic power that is produced by a wind turbine?

Yes, I have watched them get built and torn down over and over, at least 3 times in the last 30 years.

They last 10 years, no more.

 

[watchingfromafar]

Yes, I have watched them get built and torn down over and over, at least 3 times in the last 30 years.

Yes and way back then everyone tolk the Wright brothers that contraption can't fly
check out this link---
THE GREEN DEAL OF THE FURURE

 

[elektra]

Yes and way back then everyone tolk the Wright brothers that contraption can't fly
check out this link---
THE GREEN DEAL OF THE FURURE

Way back then, we had wind mills. We had wind mills over a 1000 years ago. When the 1st airplane failed it was redesigned and made practical. Was that redesign, "make, much, much, bigger". Thus far your redesign is about the stupidist advance ever implimented. Make bigger, make more.

 

[fncceo]

Average wind turbine life is around 20 to 25 years, depending on wind conditions where they are installed.

They tend to last the longest in areas where there is no wind. I suggest we build them there.

 

[elektra]

Yes, I have watched them get built and torn down over and over, at least 3 times in the last 30 years.

Yes and way back then everyone tolk the Wright brothers that contraption can't fly
check out this link---
THE GREEN DEAL OF THE FURURE

make more, make big, neanderthal technology

 

[Old Rocks]

Coal is now in Germany’s rear-view mirror. In 2018, 40% of the country’s electricity mix came from wind, solar, biomass and hydroelectric sources. That’s up 4.3 percentage points over 2017, and topped coal generation (38% of the total) for the first time, according to the Fraunhofer research group. The bulk of the clean power came from onshore and offshore wind capacity (20.4% of total output) and solar (8.4% of total output).

Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is steadily retiring its coal and nuclear power plants as it seeks to cut carbon emissions over the coming decades. The country will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% next year, and by 95% in 2050, compared to 1990 levels.

Electricity from renewables topped coal in Germany for first time in 2018

Gotta love you dumb fucks that cherry pick to prove a lie. LOL What pathetic little assholes.

 

[elektra]

Coal is now in Germany’s rear-view mirror. In 2018, 40% of the country’s electricity mix came from wind, solar, biomass and hydroelectric sources. That’s up 4.3 percentage points over 2017, and topped coal generation (38% of the total) for the first time, according to the Fraunhofer research group. The bulk of the clean power came from onshore and offshore wind capacity (20.4% of total output) and solar (8.4% of total output).

Germany, Europe’s largest economy, is steadily retiring its coal and nuclear power plants as it seeks to cut carbon emissions over the coming decades. The country will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% next year, and by 95% in 2050, compared to 1990 levels.

Electricity from renewables topped coal in Germany for first time in 2018

Gotta love you dumb fucks that cherry pick to prove a lie. LOL What pathetic little assholes.

quartz? that is your source? you are really a fool! if they post in online and you can find it with google, it must be fact, ha, ha, ha

 

[elektra]

according to old crock's quartz; "The country will reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 40% next year,"

Yet, greenhouse gas emissions in germany have risen the last 10 years? But this year, they will go down 40%
Yes, we believe in the Almighty Green God.