‘Wind Turbine Syndrome’ was at first dismissed as a ‘communicated disease’ by a former tobacco advertising guru and wind power zealot. But the diagnosis itself is real enough: save that it is the turbine huggers themselves that are suffering from it. Here’s a take on the latest outbreak from the Scottish Highlands........ There are some similarities between the pro-wind lobby and the hardcore supporter of Scottish independence. Both are in denial about basic facts but utterly determined to convince others of the validity of their own convictions, however baseless.......Recent figures showed that Scotland’s wind farms have been paid nearly £225 million since 2010 to switch off turbines when it is too windy, a fact that startlingly encapsulates the Wonderland economics underpinning the entire sector......wind farms produce only a fraction of the UK’s energy, with Scottish turbines’ contribution sometimes falling to only 0.17 per cent.
Offshore wind may get around some of the aesthetic problems of onshore turbines (for those of us who do not appreciate their natural beauty). But in Scottish waters they have to withstand punishing weather conditions with the added stresses of strong North Sea currents and salt water. And the challenges don’t end there – once the electricity has been generated, it then has to be transmitted back to the mainland over miles of underwater sea floor.......To Read More......
My Take - If doing the same thing that's failed over and over again while expecting a different result is a definition of insanity - then green zelotry surely is a form of insanity.
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