The Rise Of Wind Power In The U.S.

In the past decade, wind power capacity has tripled, and it’s projected to double in the decades to come. Wind is now America’s top renewable source of electricity generation, and the domestic offshore industry is finally taking off, as major manufacturers debut ever larger and more powerful turbines. While the industry faces some challenges with permitting, public opposition from various interest groups, and the obvious intermittency issues, there’s no doubt that wind is poised to play a major role in the energy transition. The question is just how fast it will grow.
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The Rise Of Wind Power In The U.S.

[@DyslexicMitochondria]

I once asked a windmill "what kind of music do you like". It said "Im a huge metal fan"

[@mattearenzi8972]

I was intrigued by your username so I clicked on your channel. Your channel is a hidden gem

[@Powers3rg]

Dad! Please stop commenting on random KZbin videos!

[@danielretardo7075]

Hey bro I watch your videos. Nice to see you here

[@ricnyc2759]

And then you fell off the bed and woke up?

[@Willybean08]

@@mattearenzi8972 Just did that too

[@PolicyThwonk]

With the rise in renewable generation, I'm also looking forward to the rise in storage and grid improvements, which is really needed for them to achieve their true potential.

[@reheyesd8666]

Definitely, power grid issues when EVS are being charged 24/7 might be an issue.

[@James-ln6li]

@@reheyesd8666 definitely could be possible, but also think about it another way. Your EV is also a giant battery. In the evening when you come home from work you might be able to sell energy from your EV back to the grid for a profit then recharge early next morning before you go to work when wind and solar are producing excess energy at a cheaper price!

[@UnipornFrumm]

We have tesla making mega packs

[@James-ln6li]

@Calvin Parish over wants to keep burning things like a caveman because he has never heard of technological improvements. Dude wake up... Look at how much longer a batter lasts in a phone. The technology is improving rapidly. You are an outdated fool. Go tell at some kids to get off your lawn boomer.

[@arconte2100]

In the short term Gas peakers are an acceptable substitute for battery storage, Denmark is also investing heavily in hydrogen generation from wind power to store energy. Also in many areas there is hydro and nuclear to compliment wind and solar.

[@FinancialShinanigan]

Holy crap, didn't realize how long the blades were!

[@MainMite06]

The wings of an Airbus A380 are childsplay to the size of wind turbines!

[@spookymanbearpig]

Have in mind that when they say "rotor size" they mean the diameter the blades sweep, not the length of each individual blade (or the radius).

[@akyhne]

In 2011 I worked on a team building the largest blades in the world, with a length of 73,5 meters. The largest blades today are around 100 meters or almost the length of an American football field (120 yards).

[@71kimg]

And they produce more electricity than smaller turbines - not just in megawatt capacity but also reaching capacity much more often - as far I remember max capacity 50% of time and producing electricity 80% of times for the best/largest wind farms

[@enesimajebi2935]

Nobody: Americans: It's bigger than a football field!

[@cabiediger09]

wait... that's not a standard unit of measurement?

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

@@cabiediger09 it is. 50 yards (46 meters) by 100 yards (91 meters)

[@blainegabbertgabonemhofgoa6602]

@@cabiediger09 jokes aside, 1 football field is essentially 1 acre

[@cabiediger09]

Hmmm you learn something new everyday. 🙂

[@makatron]

It's easier with a population that mostly doesn't know nor care how many yards in a mile or any sub units

[@karliebellatrixyoung6359]

Anywhere that is permitted for offshore oil exploration and extraction should also be by default permitted for offshore wind.

[@Nill757]

Yeah wind turbines don’t work so well in mile deep water, 100 miles offshore. Maybe try something simpler, ie growing your own food before trying to run the energy industry from your desktop.

[@Coolbreeze0988]

I love seeing these huge windmill farms when driving across the country. Idk why people would think they’re ugly

[@joshloschen1653]

Especially in boring drives through midwest states like Nebraska and Iowa, the windmills are the best part of the drive.

[@JW4REnvironment]

I agree. I like the look and give thanks when I drive by the clean energy sources because they will make my son’ lives better by slowing climate change.

[@BeaverChainsaw]

Yeah sometimes I see them in the california desert and let me tell you, it's definitely more interesting than looking at mounds of sand

[@sebys1414]

@Retro Beast compared to fossil fuels they’ve killed minimal birds

[@top10cars2]

Yeah, I think that they look good, too

[@ShashankData]

Is it just me or do I think wind turbines look kinda cool? I wouldn’t mind seeing one outside my house.

[@Listenimtooshyalright]

reading your name gave me a stroke

[@danielretardo7075]

indian

[@addiosnia]

They look cool, but they are loud

[@tamishgoyal5962]

Yeah but you wouldn't want to live near one.... They are loud and the construction and maintenance is always there. They work best in unhabitabed areas.

[@Joel-ee4yh]

They're loud asf..... and maintenance can be a pain

[@eaaeeeea]

I saw a wind farm with huge turbines in a desolate area along a train track I travelled on. I found the huge turbines quite beautiful and mesmerizing. I love to see more of them built!

[@terenceiutzi4003]

Ok we can have them all built in your back yard and you live with the pollution and Infasound!

[@kirkbarber4040]

Just remember it kills a lot of birds

[@pradeep128]

@@kirkbarber4040you know what else kills birds? Coal and natural gas.

[@survivor6302]

birds deaths by turbine is very minimal@@kirkbarber4040

[@gussince1971]

I live in Rhode Island and its pretty cool to see blades from TPI Composites roll down the highway

[@makatron]

Yeah those turbines didn't have the cold weather package to heat up the inner parts, and now they're complaining after they went to the cheaper route.

[@mateosanchez1823]

Well, how many times does it snow in Texas? Rougly once every 65 years? I think it makes total sense getting the cheap ones

[@nihouma11]

@@mateosanchez1823 Winter storms regularly happen in the northern parts of the state. Storms like what happened in 2021 are more rare, but it still happens. When i was in dallas, an ice storm was normally a one every year event. The panhandle, where a lot of texas wind is, experiences more frequent freezes compared to the rest of the state

[@makatron]

@Calvin Parish yeah not thst I've work on them or anything mate.

[@makatron]

@@mateosanchez1823 my point is exactly if they didn't get the heaters because was a calculated risk, still a sizable risk they're gambling with.

[@SDGreg]

@@mateosanchez1823 The had the same issue in 2011 with freezing power plants. However if you don't winterize your power infrastructure don't then turn around and scape-goat wind-turbines because they failed when you didn't winterize them. The fact the wind-turbines failed had nothing to do with renewable energy. Any powersource can fail in cold weather without proper winterizing. However how much do you want to pay to prepare for a "black swan" event. I think Texas is having those discussions right now.

[@alexcadream3097]

I just love how cool wind turbines look tho

[@ellalex12]

Imagine complaining that a wind turbine looks ugly.

[@OneNewHope]

Coal smoke stacks are super pretty though...

[@UnipornFrumm]

@@OneNewHope yeah there is a gigan coal power plant in my town,it has 5 boilers i think. Its not nice at all,but at least its turned off for a long time now, years...i gues coal is more expensive then wind all the way in Scotland, as i live in england

[@briandavis849]

they are ugly in large numbers. West Texas looks ridiculous

[@huskiefan06]

@Calvin Parish Good point!

[@paulg8065]

@Calvin Parish lol yes because aluminum is not recyclable. Not sure why people are so behind dirty energy, like your kids aren’t going to live on this planet.

[@MillionaireMindsetClub]

Blaming the frozen wind turbines for the power outage is just not true. It was bad management for years.

[@chloedegurechaff1941]

Unregulated private companies man, they be do that.

[@TheBandit7613]

And frozen wind turbines. Wind only works 30% of the time anyway. A huge waste of money.

[@sanmarino8605]

Ya all the powerscours went our coal, oil, win, and nuclear because the Texas grid failed it was just wind turbines & wind turbines can even work in Antarctica so ya

[@hameedullahkhan4441]

@@TheBandit7613 Source?

[@akyhne]

@@TheBandit7613 A huge waste of money? Why is it then that it's one of the cheapest forms of electricity you can get? Besides, wind turbines almost always rotate to some degree. They can turn the blades, according to the amount of wind. They only really stop working, when there's no wind at all or too much wind. I think you may be thinking on small garden wind turbines for hobbyists.. or you just don't know squat about wind turbines.

[@matthewcubbon1264]

Here in Tulsa, OK our manufacturing is booming because they build the metal pole sections that hold up the turbine here and our highways are new and large enough to transport the poles around town. It's really a sight to see, they're HUGE.

[@cdcurry1203]

I can understand why some would not want the wind turbines near their homes due to noise but they also wouldn't want to live near a coal fired power plant so it is probably best to try and place the turbines in an area that isn't so close to peoples homes just like a power plant. Also I heard if the turbine blades are painted a certain way it reduces the amount of birds flying into them.

[@aarone9000]

Its no more noisy then liveing near a freeway; and people do that all across the country!

[@50jakecs]

@@aarone9000 Or train tracks. Or an airport.

[@MrGrombie]

12:00 God forbid the rich people have to see spin wheels off in the distance...

[@brucec954]

Oil platforms were/are built just offshore from LA and the Gulf Coast and didn't hear opposition even though they risk oil spills washing up on their beach.

[@zedantXiang]

OH yeah the classic Oh no I can see wind turbine,I prefer to have my property drowned instead . YOu guys are sick.

[@Peter-rp1cm]

Wind turbine works fine here in cold Northern Europe, just remember to put a checkmark at the winter package when buying new tubines Texas!. :D

[@Brandon_letsgo]

I'm not sure. People in Europe paying twice or even three times more for electricity. Looking the latest data from the U.K indicates that wind is so unreliable that natural gas is being used to generate around 90% of all demand. Plus, U.K is importing more and more electricity from neighbor countries. What a shame a wealth and developed country importing 11% of its electricity on a regular basis.

[@DerpSenpai]

@@Brandon_letsgo 30% of my countries electricity is Wind and we export (60% renewables atm), we don't import energy. you just spewed some bs. keep being a sheep to major companies interests in burning oil

[@Brandon_letsgo]

@@DerpSenpai Where you from?

[@charlesbridgford254]

@@Brandon_letsgo Not sure where your figures are from? Looking at the Ofgem website from last year: It's about 35% from natural gas, 20% nuclear, 40% renewables and 5% imports in the UK.

[@iareid8255]

Charles, a large part of the U.K.'s renewables is Drax which is a consistent generator (Burning wood pellets) but it is completely wrong to categorise it as renewable. More smoke and mirrors from teh government. It's CO2 output per Mwatt hour is far higher than coal due to alower thermal efficiency. Germany and the U.K. have some of the highest unit costs of electricity in Europe and the world due to these technically defficient souces of power.

[@blancavelasquez9859]

even in my state of missouri the utility company is planning on being 100% renewable by 2050

[@sanmarino8605]

And Hawaii is planning on being fully renewable too which is good

[@autodidact537]

It's time to find out what the people at the utility company are smoking. lol

[@GhostStealth590]

Ameren? I wouldn’t hold my breath to that, even 30 years from now.

[@blancavelasquez9859]

@@GhostStealth590 they certainly are buying wind farms in the state they’re already the largest wind producer plus they’re a very big company with deep pockets i’m sure with federal help it will help streamline the process

[@rond5936]

They can't. The only renewable they can get to by 2050 is Nuclear. Wind and solar are just a waste if everybody's time.

[@SnoopyDoofie]

"Oh my gosh, they block my view of the ocean. Oh my gosh, they make noise. Oh my gosh, they disrupt our military exercises" You know that this only comes from the US.

[@julianshepherd2038]

Trump built a golf course in Scotland but not other things he promised. You can now see lovely wind farm in the North Sea, from most holes. 🙂

[@fnorgen]

Sadly this is not just an American thing. NIMBYs are making many of the same complaints in Norway. Sometimes they make enough noise to get projects cancelled, or scaled down. "oh, they look ugly! Oh, they make too much noise! Oh, they require too many new roads! Oh, they'll scare my sheep! Oh, you can't build here! You are ruining a completely unique environment. You should build them over there instead, because that environment is completely ordinary! (And also out of my view)" Same problem with hydro power too. Nobody wants "their" river to get dammed up. Everyone wants power, but it seems nobody wants to see how it's made.

[@steeldriver5338]

To be fair, if you had beachfront property you'd be upset as well. As well as the noise, if it kept you up at night.

[@eclipse9304]

Yet those kind of people don't care one bit about the folks living around coal power plants getting various horrible respiratory conditions.

[@francoisbadoux625]

@@eclipse9304 Well said!!!

[@ryanexx5250]

Something about wind turbines is just majestic

[@letsmakegadgets6899]

@George Mann And why would you care?

[@inigobantok1579]

@@letsmakegadgets6899 it's output power is laughable compare to the conventional energy sources and it takes a lot of space

[@oneildennis5956]

@@inigobantok1579 fossil fuel plant take alot of fuel.

[@charliewesterfield5262]

Because oil isn’t problematic? Like where is the arguement....

[@ThomasBomb45]

The natural gas pipelines shut down... because the pipes weren't winterized. The problem isnt wind, it's the failure of unregulated private industry putting profits before people

[@emmanuelsamuels2470]

Yall be releasing like crazy.

[@Pau_Pau9]

Felt good providing free energy!

[@avocadogaming3942]

Putting all those unpaid interns to work

[@Ayo22210]

Everyone should be pro cheap and clean energy

[@TheBandit7613]

Wind power only works about 30% of the time. Huge waste of money. They have good lobbyists.

[@briandavis849]

they are. it’s natural gas for now, not wind. solar doesn’t work everywhere and doesn’t make enough power.

[@Jaxboy86]

Wind really isnt clean. Neither is solar for that matter.

[@AeDreamerz]

@@Jaxboy86 I would say "cleaner" much cleaner than others

[@Jaxboy86]

@@AeDreamerz both rely on fossil fuels still. And the waste from both is tremendous. Wind blades expire and can not be recycled. They have to be barried where they very very very very slowly decompose. None of it is "green".

[@AmerBoyo]

It’s total insanity to oppose renewables, total insanity. Well put-together video:)

[@Daniel-gs9eh]

i just like the idea of coal

[@80sbaby98]

Funny because all these so called renweables require, coal plants and steel plants to build the actual turbine and maintain it

[@AmerBoyo]

@@80sbaby98 now that is the case yes but that can be swapped out for renewable hydrogen in a lot of cases, then it’ll be totally green!

[@akyhne]

@@80sbaby98 Steel plants use electricity, dummy. Not coal.

[@cakeisyummy5755]

@@Daniel-gs9eh We will run out of Coal in 2050 and or 2100.

[@Tina-di4lx]

We just winterize wind turbines. They work real well.

[@SCL111]

Texas lost its power because the state refused to winter-proof its facilities and its electrical grid is totally isolated from the other two major interconnected nationwide electricity grids because Texas doesn't want to be govern by policies other than their own. So now, electricity cannot be directed from other states to Texas causing days of blackouts, pipe burst, and death. Texas is so far south of North America. Do you ever wonder why other states that are far closer to the Arctic aren't as affected by the cold front as Texas?

[@MainMite06]

It's because States above the Florida borderline have a higher degree of anti-ice and winterproofing for all sectors. *Also, should I mention that all American states without Texas actually work together(Yes even Canadian provinces help American states too) to aid each other for economic benefits?!* EX: -All states North and North east of Pennsylvania share interstate passenger railway lines(amtrak, PATH, and MTA share interstate lines) -Niagra falls provides electricity to not only Canadian Ontario province, but it also feeds power to NE American states. -Hoover Dam is a power source to not only it's home state Nevada, but it actually spreads its power to California, New Mexico, and Utah!

[@dailydoseofmedicinee]

Interesting Facts About Wind Energy👍 Wind energy was first developed with windmills in 200 BC in Persia and China. Wind energy was then used for hundreds of years to pump water and crush grain. The first modern turbine was built in Vermont in the 1940s. Turbine towers normally stand over 328 ft tall. Each turbine blade is normally 260 ft long.

[@zbynekII]

Well, you almost got it right except that first modern turbine was built in Yalta, USSR in 1931.

[@GarzaB]

How can we not love how we have the capacity to better ourselves for future generations and our planet 🌎💚

[@rare_wubbox360]

When looking at what harm windpower might cause, you should balance that out with effects of current power production.. e.g some part of health issues, deaths, killing of entire species, increasing storms, flooding , droughts and sea level rise.. helps a lot to put things in perspective👍🇳🇴

[@akyhne]

There's a study made in 2012 I think, that put this into perspective. Coal plants were many, many times deadlier per KWh. Some think like 12,000 to 2,00 per X kWh.

[@julianshepherd2038]

In Scotland Mr Trump built a golf course but not the other stuff he was supposed to. There is now a lovely windfarm just offshore from his place.

[@mattt8889]

poetic justice... also he loses (just like in everything else) tons of money on that course each year.

[@Dieselman6.7]

I’m a wind tech, I’ve been doing it for 7 years, we are so understaffed right now it’s not even funny. Our Business is thriving. Brand new guys are making 2k a week, AFTER TAXES. it’s a great paying industry and I love my job. I’m making 3-4k a week and I’m so thankful, I’m 25, my house is paid off, my 2 kids have their college paid for already just waiting for them to turn 18. I love my industry. And were not going anywhere 🙃

[@TayTay-fn6cx]

Same! I'm 20 and work on the gearboxes, get paid well and i love my job :D

[@SurvivalSystemsUSA]

We are excited to watch the wind industry grow and happy to provide safety training for wind industry workers!

[@nathanlewis42]

This story is missing an important detail about offshore wind. Far from interfereing with fish it actually saves marine life from ocean floor trawlers so wind farms become marine life refuges.

[@scottmohrman7789]

The future of energy production looks cleaner, cheaper and awesome.

[@TankDerek]

@Calvin Parish Literally every power source available has been around in some form since the 50s or earlier. Cope or wait around for fusion to become a thing.

[@eaaeeeea]

I feel like the positive traits of wind power far exceeds all the negative sides of them. And being concerned about birds only when an oil lobbyists raises such concern (directly or indirectly through media), is quite hypocritical.

[@dertythegrower]

Right on... thank you... Also the audio on this video seems low or muffled in a way when the girl is talking.

[@pkal244]

Due to covid all these editors are working from home and recording from their phone vs an actual studio or simple mic setup.

[@dnguyen787]

Looks like fossil fuel days are numbered!

[@makatron]

Planes will still be using fossil fuels for very long.

[@thefunshackwars5418]

@Youtuve Youtuve arabs will use the money they got to invest in renewable energy now lol, they already started

[@ericdavidson9974]

I’m sure fossil fuels still have several thousand days left.

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

You know not everybody can afford energy cars right

[@brooklyn560]

@@alfredoalcantar8691 give it about 5 years.

[@enginerepairguy]

The biggest ones we have in denmark is 10.8 MW Wind creates lots of jobs, coal miners and other that have been laid of due to coal. Should be really exsited.

[@Sacto1654]

I mean, it took a *LONG* time for offshore wind turbines to finally get constructed off the coast of the northeastern USA. There was considerable opposition to the putting offshore wind turbine farms near Martha's Vineyard and Nantucket Island, and only recently has the technology for building offshore wind farms has been viable to put it in the deeper waters between the east end of Long Island and Martha's Vineyard.

[@adityaajit2120]

Last time I was this early there weren't any environmentalists in apple and chargers still came in the box

[@sanmarino8605]

It's not about the invorment it's about them saving money because if you buy a charger separately it's in a box still apple kinda sucks

[@adityaajit2120]

@@sanmarino8605 why don't you understand sarcasm

[@sanmarino8605]

@@adityaajit2120 because I'm pretty dumb

[@adityaajit2120]

@@sanmarino8605 nah you aren't but just need to play with more words and you're good to go

[@user-sx5hm9uk7l]

3..2..1.. Cue the republicans suddenly caring about birds..

[@stevechance150]

What kills 10 times more birds than windmills? The pet cats that live outside our houses. If Republicans care about birds, let's hear Republicans propose legislation to get rid of outside pet cats. Ha!

[@mans4104]

Cue the liberals suddenly don't caring about birds

[@JW4REnvironment]

Well said! Kind of ironic

[@henrypotter3024]

Yes, the turbines are the only thing killing birds, buildings have no impact....

[@noirto2]

generally any human activity will impact wildlife, no one can claim the massive farmland that clear massive amount of land isn't having an impact in bird population of the area.

[@androz38]

Exactly, or the billions of chickens we slaughter every year. All of a sudden birds lives matter

[@Pssst.ByTheWay]

i cant believe us politicians blamed renewables. looks out the window at windmills in europe. they work just fine

[@ElDJReturn]

12:18 Bless you for calling out the NIMBY's

[@garogaryvoskorian2619]

prices should be decreased exponentially for renewable energy while increasing for coal, oil and gas energy sources

[@alanmay7929]

Unfortunately coal, gas and oil offers cooking, heating.... which renewable often struggle to do.

[@OM-el6oy]

@@alanmay7929 cooking oil is not the same as crude oil. Electric stoves exist and are actually superior to gas stoves. Electric heating is more expensive but eventually, it'll be how all homes are heated.

[@chuckley54494]

Honestly nuclear still has it beat over life of plant vs life of windfarm

[@alanmay7929]

@@OM-el6oy dont make a confusion, most people still use gas for heating and cooking and thats all around the world, not just the US.

[@alfredoalcantar8691]

@@OM-el6oy actually cooking with electric stove does not give the quality of the food and rest is the temperature to the right that you like

[@IMGreg..]

114,000 jobs that's more than the coal industry.

[@MainMite06]

I dont know what's the point of vouching for clean coal anymore!😂

[@sanmarino8605]

Ya and people say that getting rid of coal and oil will get rid of jobs which is true but there will he way more jobs with nuclear, wind turbines, and solar panels

[@MainMite06]

@@sanmarino8605 Turbines need to be inspected and have their brakes inspected every month or two, especially when they're planted in remote locations!

[@sanmarino8605]

@@MainMite06 ya and you hire people to inspect them and build them= jobs

[@stanleytolle416]

Having high temperature generation IV nuclear with heat storage would make wind power more comparable with the needs of the electric grid. Plants like these could produce back up and peak power when wind is have trouble producing power.

[@erikaskerov4608]

They just look so cool, and clean energy is just more pleasant

[@aarone1777]

And: as it becomes more advanced will look less obtrusive And will produce more energy! If we can keep the greedy oil billanaires off the backs of wind/solar farmers someday our descendants will have a clean world to live in!

[@jabbalito3787]

Good, let's switch to clean energy and provide clean energy and new jobs for americans

[@ajax818]

@Calvin Parish They don’t care that it’s cleaner, they just want to keep making their money.

[@JoglosemarFoodie]

New job for China who build turbine blade

[@sanmarino8605]

Ya & we need new jobs in America instead of them going overseas like china, Vietnam, and other places because these jobs are here to stay it's not like the Chinese can take away our wind turbines

[@jabbalito3787]

@Calvin Parish drilling won’t go away though. Plastics, airplane fuel, and all sorts of petroleum products will still need to be made.

[@Hjernespreng]

@Calvin Parish Try to guess why the old battery corporations initially refused to invest in Lithium-ion batteries when they were first invented. Easy: because they defiantly want to protect their market share of the old product. Also, wind and solar ARE creating jobs, gebius. Look it up. More Americans are employed by the wind sector than coal.

[@MrDisasterboy]

On the grid where I live in Australia, we have coal and solar and wind and gas. The Capacity Factor of coal is about 60% and the cApacity factor of wind is about 50%. Because the wind so cheap and reliable the coal power stations are closing down. Probably all gone in a few years or so. As the wind turbines get bigger. so does their Capacity Factor, especially if they are well engineered and large enough to run in geostrophic winds above the atmospheric boundary layer.

[@Marchant2]

Now I’ve got that Thomas Dolby song stuck in my head. Windpower.

[@Janith1980]

Very good report. All areas seems be covered. Great

[@CornelleJ]

Wouldn't painting one black, increase heat on that blade affecting its temp and performance?

[@MainMite06]

*But you have to factor the blade material's tensile strength and tolerance to high heat* Aerial Turbine engines( Turbojet,Turbofan, Turboprop, and Turboshaft) use internal blades that are made from titanium because no other metal can handle the stress, heat, and fatigue the innards of a turbine could subject to their innards

[@ElemXCR]

I'm still a staunch supporter of nuclear energy. Should be much cheaper and if combined with wind and solar... can reduce the demand on just nuclear energy alone, thus reducing potential radioactive products required to store away. It's still a strong proponent to get to the zero emission goal. Since nuclear power is the strong power producing technology we have and zero carbon emissions. Modernized nuclear power plants should have severely reduced the number of potential accidents and disaster that is still around on old nuclear power plants that hasn't been shut down and/or decommissioned.

[@James-ln6li]

I agree with you. Nuclear has come a long way with new technologies. It is a shame so many people are scared of it.

[@blancavelasquez9859]

@@James-ln6li tbh most people now have completely changed their mind on nuclear o remember i changed mine a few years ago when my chemistry teacher told us they’re completely safe and have zero emissions and most people now mention nuclear in some form when talking about combating climate change honestly i think the fukushima did some damage but it seems most people have the right idea now or so it seems

[@anyanyanyanyanyany3551]

@@blancavelasquez9859 ehh I don't know. Eco-fascists are spreading fear and propaganda about nuclear energy. The pushback of nuclear is much more prevalent in western countries rather than 3rd world countries.

[@Crokatec]

Nuclear power for electricity generation is dangerous and a waste of nuclear fuel. It should be banned

[@James-ln6li]

@@Crokatec you dont even know what you are talking about. The technology has improved a lot. Go back to watch Fox News and doing nothing with your life. How about trying to put more thought into your response than "nUcLEar bAd" and do some research for yourself.

[@t3t611]

it's like the speaking republican tried to spit on the wind tubines-- it was just a little bit too late for him to realize which way the wind was blowing.

[@recruit8921]

@Calvin Parish same with other energy sources

[@christianthomsen6701]

We need nucear to combine

[@dlewis8405]

I am so glad we are past the point of having to push for renewables in the political space. It is clear that the fossil fuel industry will be driven out of business simply on cost.

[@alimfuzzy]

It's strange that it's 2021 and most of our power still comes from turning a crank.

[@Hello-uk5xp]

Where should we get our power then 😀

[@diskyariajetmiko]

Lol that's basic physics bruh, no other method exist. Even nuclear power came from "turning a crank"

[@grantgeorgia7168]

@Nathan Gautrey Here's a concept for a hydrogen-boron fusion reactor that doesn't use a steam-driven turbine: newatlas.com/energy/hb11-hydrogen-boron-fusion-clean-energy/ "a largely empty metal sphere, where a modestly sized HB11 fuel pellet is held in the center, with apertures on different sides for the two lasers. One laser establishes the magnetic containment field for the plasma and the second laser triggers the ‘avalanche’ fusion chain reaction. The alpha particles generated by the reaction would create an electrical flow that can be channeled almost directly into an existing power grid with no need for a heat exchanger or steam turbine generator."

[@mumi009]

All fossil fuel and nuke power plants operate on the same principle. Heat water and use it to turn a turbine. Nukes are just very big, complicated and radioactive water heaters. No quantum leap of technology for generating electricity.

[@cakeisyummy5755]

@@Hello-uk5xpNuclear/Renewables.

[@carlroberts1172]

What is the payback period for these wind turbines? How long are they expected to last? What type of maintenance do they require?

[@bjarnecola6384]

Wow. CNBC telling the truth.

[@emmanuelsamuels2470]

Texans go "Brrrrr"

[@lenholt7419]

Priceless...

[@That-Guy_]

Not me My Tesla solar panels and powerwalls got me through the 44hr Houston blackout ☀️⚡🏡

[@Gogalen789]

Minnesotans go: Aaahhh. What a beautiful sunny day at 12 degrees F.

[@noldo3837]

Making Texans mad is one of the best sideproducts.

[@auro1986]

wind turbines in areas with frequent tornadoes generate more electricity

[@fgsaramago]

No

[@hameedullahkhan4441]

And break more often...

[@ElemXCR]

And more "ammo" for the tornadoes to deal more damage.

[@auro1986]

@@hameedullahkhan4441 then your business should be selling wind turbines

[@lunasmokezim1718]

Love stories like this! Very encouraging :-)

[@ICONICPARIS]

Those things are HUGE

[@UnipornFrumm]

Bro,seeing offshore wind turbines from your window is cool

[@MainMite06]

Problem: *Beach Nimbys hate seeing anything 'artificial' in their skyline!* "Bahumbug! I hate those giant windmills in my sight!"

[@bkbland1626]

The fact is that the renewables actually outperformed the other types.

[@jacob_massengale]

the problem is that its hard to break into an already filled market. in capitalism, its all fun and competition until there is none. every little guy has a chance at the beginning, then almost all of them get pushed out or to the edge of extinction. In our system, we don't share ideas to better humanity, but for patents to boost our own profits.

[@dodiewallace41]

I am pro decarbonizing hence I am pro nuclear power. NP is the gold standard of clean energy. It’s as clean and safe as any alternative, requires a fraction of the resources and produces clean, reliable energy 24/7/365. NP really is the premier example of dematerialization in which we actually use less to produce more. And we certainly don't add intermittent power sources in order to harden our increasingly fragile energy infrastructure.

[@davidrink1291]

One big thing overlooked in this article are the large battery storage facilities that have been built in Australia, California and now Texas.

[@AwesomeDwarves]

Also keep in mind that fossil fuels are subsidized more than renewables on average.

[@fitzy1093]

Uh what? Please cite your source? Please identify any fossil fuel subsidy that is better than 30% ITC on ~95% of hard costs, 5-yr MACRS depreciation also on ~95% of hard costs, and special partnership accounting laws that enable the existence of a tax equity market whereby an investor can give you capital in exchange for efficiently monetizing the resulting massive NOLs / tax benefits? ... something tells me you have no idea what you're talking about...

[@crinolynneendymion8755]

@@fitzy1093 Something tells me you never learned how to write a grammatical sentence? Something tells me that you don't know what you actual said far less what your talkign about.

[@ricnyc2759]

Conservatives in Texas: "Those wind turbines will work as propellers and push Earth out of its orbit around the Sun".

[@lenholt7419]

Yeah that needs some work. If we get an equal number of Turbines on the opposite side of the globe and we had them pointed at each other...I can't see te problem.

[@christopherflack7629]

THA EARTH IZ FLAT N DA SON ORBITZ THE EARTH. DID'T U READ BIBBLE

[@MylesGmail]

Ty

[@eclipsenow5431]

Overseas gigantic WOOD turbines are now being used - broken down in a flatpack mode for easier transport. Now THAT is an interesting Ikea flatpack assembly challenge!

[@uprightape100]

Texas Fact: Greg Abbotts' brain doesn't work any better than his legs.

[@sanmarino8605]

Lamo

[@Azivegu]

I am not sure of actual research, just hearsay. But some Dutch fishers have reported, that while their yield declined after the installation of an off-shore wind farm, it actually increased to pre-wind farm levels because the artificial reef provided a safe zone, that became so diverse, it pushes species out of it. So it might be the case that it helps provide a sustainable baseline. Almost like creating a marine habitat preserve.

[@spoileralert3754]

The answer to bird deaths are Vertical Wind Turbines (VWT). These wind electricity generators do not change shape and as such are treated by birds as another obstacle to fly around. Also, they generate power regardless of the winds direction. As the grab blades are 360 degrees around the VWT.

[@akyhne]

Uhmm... regular wind turbines automatically turn into the wind. And VWT isn't an effective way of generating electricity. There's a reason why they never took off.

[@unforgettablesketches2695]

I work as energy analyst for a energy company in Texas. The problem is not depending one sources of energy but a hybrid. Solar to match oil, wind to match natural gas or coal to match nuclear. The answer is simply you need a back up to back up, to the back up. Wind doesn’t allows blow and solar sun doesn’t always shine and natural gas or coal is not always the answer.

[@RelaxingMusic-zq8ut]

I swear i saw this video earlier

[@richardjones6816]

Very interesting and informative. Let's hope our government gets behind renewables.

[@fitzy1093]

The US gov't is very much "behind" renewables. The federal subsidies (Investment Tax Credit, Production Tax Credit, and others) have been around for over 10 years and are highly lucrative

[@yutakago1736]

Most of the energy comes from oil not from wind. Why blame the power outage on wind ?

[@MrBemnet1]

We need to look more in to thermal energy storage

[@zeighy]

Republicans: we don't want renewables Texas: Okay, we won't build a lot of them... We'll build more oil and gas plants Republicans: we blame renewables for the power failure!! Texas: but we barely have renewables for power....... We didn't build a lot of those..... The oil and gas plants failed!! Republicans: NEW GREEN DEAL IS BAD!!!11!!

[@zeighy]

@Calvin Parish That's the point. the petro plants died, but they don't wanna say it. They keep saying it's all the renewables fault. Looks like media is keep you less informed. A good mix of supply would be great. The deployment of renewables in Texas was half assed because of the fact that they didn't want them. If they did deploy them properly... Oh, I don't know... It wouldn't have failed... Oh right... the petrol plants were half assed, too... Not geared for extreme weather that happened in 2011.... I mean, I guess climate change ain't happening, huh?

[@lylestavast7652]

Texas creates more electricity from wind than any other state, by a HUGE distance...

[@KJSvitko]

Solar energy combined with battery storage keeps the lights on when the utilities go down.

[@MainMite06]

Any electricity is helpful electricity when used properly!

[@KJSvitko]

@@MainMite06 Free electricity from the sun is helpful to your bank account.

[@carlosguzman-md2mt]

where do your socks go when you lose them in the washing machine

[@danielhorne6042]

i would rather see turbines out my window than none

[@elvino8948]

5:16 U.S. A world leader behind China and Europe being 3th isnt a leader!?

[@watch50er]

Key word “a” not “the” out of all other nations of the world, but the word “leader” in this context has history against it with the bull headed ego of US image projections

[@robabiera733]

It's rich to hear wind supporters complaining about government regulations on the one hand, while praising government intervention on the other.

[@deathgun3110]

It´s because climate change is a thing and we have to limit the use of fossil fuels fast because we had wasted over 40 years deabting about scientific consens.

[@italoddd]

I live in texas and I have solar panels, it DIDN'T WORK on the winter storm. They closed the network, and I lost 1 week of production. Also, no eletricity for one week

[@markrowland1366]

One year on and June 2022, there are three wind generators with two hundred metre span, are installed.

[@3rkid]

This stuff is so exciting. I'm making a significant part of my retirement account investing in the renewable sector ($FAN, $TAN) because of how much I believe in it.

[@scottmohrman7789]

Invest in the future you want to see. The best kind of investing.

[@autodidact537]

In that case I happen to have a bridge you might be interested in buying..........

[@jarrodyuki7081]

just adjust the infrastructure to adapt to cold.

[@howardert5251]

what you neglected to provide is links... is there a "wind-wikiapedia" site? list of players and vendors and investment tools?

[@mattweiss7645]

Anyone saying, as an excuse for keeping carbon fuels, that China isn't also trying to create renewables is just ignorant at this point. The amount of solar and wind capacity they are creating is on par with the US when scaled.

[@N9mber]

Wind turbines are only effective in certain locations in the U.S like Texas and other plains states. They can provide clean sources of energy but need enormous amounts of non-green material to construct. Bird populations are also affected via wind plants and noise pollution is also a negative externality of wind power. The amount of land needed to be used to generate wind compared to solar, nuclear, coal, and natural gas is far larger per sq/km. Void of sunlight or other natural resources, wind power would be more efficient. Other than that it can be costly and inefficient compared to other power plants. The video does bring up good facts about the lifetime of windpower but ignores the maintenance cost and land use for wind power, which results in more cost for the amount of land used.

[@fgsaramago]

Lol, no. Windmills are often built on elevations, not plains. Also, the noise is pretty negligible

[@N9mber]

@@fgsaramago Plain states, where wind potential energy is the highest. That doesn’t mean the windmills are built on an actual plain. The term refers to a geographical location of the U.S. Looking at a map of the U.S, the highest concentration for wind power feasibility are located in areas between the Rockies and the Mississippi river (plains states region).

[@fgsaramago]

@@N9mber no, you dont want much wind. Windmills have to be stopped if theres much wind. Also, the reason why plains states are called such is because there are plains in them...

[@slaphead3791]

1. It is not suggested that Wind should be the main source of energy, only a part. 2. I have heard wind turbines (big ones) and they are not noisy at all, unless you live very close to one 3. Bird population, really? The amount of different species getting affected by black energy is 10-100x greater than what wind will ever do. 4. We have plenty of land 5. The benefits far outweigh the negatives, just look at air pollution alone 6. Even if you factor in the maintenance cost, you will still get a nice return on your investment, and you do not account for future improvements.

[@swunt10]

"..the US a world leader in on shore wind.. behind just china and the EU." LOL

[@robertkattner1997]

Recently in Newmexico contractors destroyed 69 newer working windmills no reason was given. They said it's someone else's job to take them to the dump.

[@stevesmith-sb2df]

Include cost of storage for the cost calculation.

[@bettyscruggs1961]

Even with the availability of different trading options in the market like CRYPTO, STOCK,FOREX etc. It can still be very possible for one to make loss unless they do have the proper skill to do so.

[@Davincij-ve2zg]

Absolutely right, few years back I recorded series of losses, it's a good thing that I can now make a tangible profits in the market with a sensible investing routine even when it seem difficult and nearly impossible.

[@henry3028]

Well, Stocks are more long term for me on the other hand crypto and bitcoins is having a rush hour.

[@SaceedAbul]

Just don’t get Texans to engineer it. They’ll mess up

[@AlanHernandez-jn2mp]

Sorry but Texas is leading In renewables ... Lots of smart people, 30+ million to choose from

[@chloedegurechaff1941]

Sorry but texas has of the best engineering schools, is the largest construction market, and has lots of great electrical engineers, i mean. Texas is the pioneer of the semiconductor, and still is a big player in electronics.

[@jeffafa1730]

What influence will offshore wind turbines have on inland cooling and moisture circulation?

[@GoldAceNews]

Start investing in Clean energy, utilities... real cheap now folks. Forecast by Goldman Sachs and other pros, it will increase it's revenue by 40% in 2030.

[@shoppinmadnesz22]

interesting. like which companies would be best to invest in? Atlantic Shores? Mayflower Wind? BP & Equinor?