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Wind Power Cuts CO2 Emissions Considerably, Even At High Penetration Levels
New empirical research out of Spain shows that wind power is very effective at cutting CO2 emissions, even at quite high penetration levels.
This is, of course, what many of us would expect, but some people have had the odd idea (or have at least claimed) that wind power plants require such a large amount of backup power that they are useless in making such cuts. Absurd… as this new research shows. Unfortunately, the myth proposed by the confused or biased commenters that most likely stimulated this research has been spread pretty far and wide. Media agencies with a weird bias against wind power, or simply looking to stir up controversy and counterintuitive claims, have been keen to present the myth noted above. Will this research put an end to that? One can only hope so.
The specific findings of the researchers from the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid were as follows:
•“[E]very wind MWh introduced in the network allows us to avoid all the CO2 of each displaced thermal MWh at a low penetration.”
•“When penetration levels are as high as 50%, the wind effect is accumulative and reductions would reach just 80%. However, this reduction is still significant and there are no negative cases…”
Read more at Wind Power Cuts CO2 Emissions Considerably, Even At High Penetration Levels | CleanTechnica
Pouring the cement causes co2...Well, paving your street does too. We're talking about order of magnitude and it isn't eve with the ball park. argument is just dumb.
Using coal or natural gas plants at times when the wind isn't blowing. How about when it is? Don't you think the fact that it is preventing coal from being burnt = less. Jezzzz.
Any electricy not being developed by coal ===---> less co2. Even if we cycle the damn power plant at times.
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