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[@Xeizz]

I am a MHI Vestas Offshore technician, (in Sweden). I am working on the V112 (3mw) turbine, they are big, but this one (V164, 8mw) is huge! This is the future! And I am proud to be a part of it! :-)

[@adamp.3739]

Well, Nicklas, congratulations!

[@davidmenham1782]

It just occurred to me as I was watching this vid. That this industry is a perfect replacement industry for oil and gas rig workers.

[@JohnSmith-rq5rv]

David Menham Yes I believe that is happening in the north sea.

[@fullychargedshow]

Precisely, this country is uniquely blessed with a large population of highly skilled engineers with an amazing core competency at putting massive metal structures out at sea. There is a direct link between offshore oil and gas and offshore wind, including much of the installation machinery, specialised ships etc.

[@gunnar6674]

Also aquaculture. There's so much untapped potential in marine technology.

[@barrykaine6526]

Even better, the wind won't run dry, as a petroleum rig does, so the jobs it creates can last much longer.

[@johnburns4017]

_"It just occurred to me as I was watching this vid. That this industry is a perfect replacement industry for oil and gas rig workers."_ And just off the shore as well.

[@chriss.7772]

Beeing an engineer for renewable energies, this is the stuff that really makes me smile. Thanks a lot for these awesome episodes!

[@chris6770]

This is such a unique show - it deserves a huge audience, not just in the UK, as I don't know of anyone else doing this. It's great to see all that oil rig / extraction technology being reused in wind farms. You can see the ships and blades being manufactured and assembled if you go to shipyards like Harland & Wolff, Belfast. It's been a lifeline for that industry, so why are we still subsidising fossil fuels?? The only thing that is omitted in the talk was the old-fashioned nature of the turbine design itself and the high degree of maintenance those big gearboxes can require. Newer vortex-style generators can be stacked closer together and easier to maintain. Maybe Robert can do a show about the newer designs, hint hint?

[@johnburns4017]

When turbines are close to each other, access gantries can be between them.

[@ahaveland]

John Burns How on earth can turbines be "close to each other" with such long blades? Plus they also have to be hundreds of metres apart because of turbulence and vortices that can put undue stress on downwind blades.

[@DiscoFang]

chris6770 "This show....deserves a huge audience, not just the UK"? Uuhhh Righto, you mean like putting it on KZbin or something maybe?

[@robertbidochon7949]

+chris6770 You mean direct driven wind turbines ? Like Enercon and Siemens does? Indeed, the maintenance is low and the working times of the wind turbine is higher; but the cost to build is higher. This part is left to the client's discretion.

[@chris6770]

Thanks, troll. Terrestial tv audience I meant, not just internet.

[@romainhedouin]

I LOVE this kind of episodes, no equivalent anywhere else Robert The production quality is getting better and better

[@bjs2022]

Romain Hedouin No, unfortunately, this episode had the worst sound ever. Please see my comment above.

[@zefautino]

Bruce John Shourt Mate, they're inside an helicopter. What did you expect? Studio quality?

[@constructioneerful]

Bruce John Shourt I thought the sound was amazingly good..helicopters are quite noisy.

[@TheMrAlien]

Agreed. Very nice episode. :)

[@dakapo5063]

Absolutely inspiring episode!

[@madeinuk68]

At last there is something to be proud of in Britain again. I have just driven down the east coast of Britain on a touring holiday,and I was amazed at the scale of the offshore wind industry. I counted 125 wind turbines just off the shore of Skegness alone.

[@conorsvideos]

bigguy283 I'm sorry but if you thought Skegness was nice even before the wind turbines there's something severely wrong with you!

[@YourLocalGP]

bigguy283 are you serious? I think they look great. My grandparents live on the coast in the UK and they look out on the Gunfleet Sands array, it's part of the skyline

[@madeinuk68]

bigguy283 I think they look absolutely brilliant. I suppose it must be a Marmite situation. You either love them or hate them. But I believe most people love them.

[@brianholding4357]

Do you like the lights to on when you flick a switch? I do. And I live very close to that wind farm.

[@jjbarajas5341]

BaubleRob If you really want a water horizon then there's plenty of coast. It's not like an ocean view is particularly unique.

[@ArneVanhove]

You can just see the sheer excitement on Robert's face :) . Lovely episode!

[@CarlTopham]

Robert, your content is so good and it just keeps getting better and better. This is the reason why I donate to your Patreon, keep up the good work!

[@fullychargedshow]

Thank you, your enthusiasm and support is much appreciated

[@gwarlow]

Mark Dion Did you happen to notice the wind turbines? They were also a feature of this video... Better that you focus on the helicopter though - right?

[@Markle2k]

The idiot is the person who nitpicks on pointless arguments like criticizing someone for doing something that they would very much like to do themselves.

[@jorgemendez4517]

Mark Dion you are not very smart , aren't you?

[@randomguy22777]

the point is to raise awareness pls if you get too particular nothing will ever get done because originally everything is powered by fossil fuels see the big picture

[@hellojamesl]

It's amazing how different the conditions these wind generators have to endure. There you have the cold, salty sea and here, near Palm Springs, Ca, we have sand and extreme heat. Simply amazing machines

[@Allan_Melon]

it amazes me how anything gets built in the ocean, this channel is going above and beyond

[@doctormac123]

I've taken loads of photographs of the Burbo bank wind installation from kings parade prom in New Brighton. It looks fantastic especially during a sunset, fabulous. This episode was very interesting because I've always wanted to no more about Burbo bank, Thanks Robert.😊

[@elcharphe]

As representations of human technology, the rows of offshore turbines are as impressive as the large oil drilling platforms, but also have a graceful beauty not unlike the "tall ships" from an earlier era. Thank you for showing us this.

[@MartynWhite]

I love this channel. The new technology is impressive and Roberts delivery, constantly entertaining.

[@jboomhauer]

Such a beautifully shot episode. I never realised the scale of these offshore farms. Keep up the amazing reporting!

[@AMomcilo1]

Great video. Wind turbines have come a long way in the past 10 years.

[@doradoradoramen]

This channel has given me so much hope for the future and future generations.

[@DrWhom]

Me, not so much. Human breeding will drown out every measure you take to save them from themselves. Procreation should be a rare privilege. (Yes, you can call me a Nazi, and no, I don't have any of my own.)

[@neillivewire6843]

Excellent Robert Real information about turbines is what we need to counter all the scaremongering.

[@vizionthing]

Danish Oil and Natural Gas, but still it did make me chuckle a little bit

[@SteveM-ij8ds]

Inspirational....Wish we had this in my home country Great vid Fully Charged, well done guys

[@paulriggs42]

Mind blowing ! So much potential energy waiting to be harnessed !

[@hellssurprise9338]

We are a bunch of Islands surrounded by water and wind why the hell did we not harness this ages ago??

[@darkbyte2005]

What a very fascinating and interesting video of what Dong energy are doing..

[@fiostino]

All your news are great, but this one was really fantastic! Great job Robert! 👍🏾 and team 😀

[@Chickey]

Love this and nice to hear part of the turbines are made in the northeast as well!

[@FillingTheGap1]

This show is so interesting, I'm with the dude below, it deserves such a wider audience. Keep doing what your doing!

[@accesser]

Very impressive how far the tech has come great video

[@drdremd]

The best company "sponsored" video I've ever seen. Way awesome to see you there.

[@erictimm]

Great steady cam work! The shots are looking amazing!

[@adam_priscak]

Great episode, Robert, keep it up

[@theta2170]

How do they even go about installing these things? How do they make a hole without it filling with water and how do they install the cables between them? Fascinating. I’ve always loved wind turbines. I have no idea how anyone could say they’re ugly and ruin a landscape, they absolutely do not.

[@KenHeslip]

Agree. Even if people think they're ugly....energy has a price. "Ugliness"is a far lower price than what we're paying right now.

[@MaX-ie9ir]

Thanks for this Chanel. You have best information. 👏

[@ralphzimmermann]

awesome video as usual!!

[@RWBHere]

Brilliant! Thanks Robert.

[@knowledgebyte]

I 'd like to see Robert dress up as Kryten again and do a show. 8 billion Tesla's! I've been going to work on my e-bike and down to Kemble station for London three days this week. All of that travel was on electricity. The walk across Green Park to Piccadilly was me. And the train journey was diesel-electric. So we really are into an age of electric transport now and more energy generation from solar, wind and wave will pave the wave to much better energy efficiency. My Merc 350E goes pretty fast on electric only mode. The acceleration through the 7-speed gearbox is impressive.

[@veeza7001]

Great video thank you fully charged show

[@global_nomad.]

Thanks FCS for another great episode. I am sure you'll be getting 200k subscribers very soon.

[@devonenvironmentnetwork7960]

DONG Energy = WILLY Power.

[@maxpesh]

Great episode !

[@rodoherty1]

Fascinating! More wind farm technology videos, please.

[@aseingarnevaborn]

Great episode, really shows a bright future. Love the channel, keep it up

[@nyx2k0]

nice surprise. thanks Robert

[@bobriley6498]

Just signed up for the $10 patreon, keep up the good work Robert. We believe in your work.

[@ianabruce]

"One rotation of the 8 megawatt machine can generate enough electricity to power an average home for 24 hours." One... Rotation... That's an utterly mind-blowing amount of torque.

[@LetsDoBetterNow]

Really enjoyed seeing the progress in Wind energy :) love your channel :)

[@The88Nomad]

fresh upload...OOOOH! IT'S A BEAUTIFUL SATURDAY!

[@brucekennedy5274]

Brillant as ever. Carry on sir.

[@timdunn5991]

Love the show! Watching from the US:)

[@global_nomad.]

Just watched your video talking to Rory Reid, from 2010!! Would be great to revisit that in light of all the changes, growth of Tesla etc. I'm sure much of the discussion would be remarkably similar but it would also reflect how much has developed. The discussion about phones and laptops is also one of perception - batteries have got better but we are unwilling to carry the weight anymore - you could have an phone or laptop with a battery the same size as previous generations and it would run for two days but we value the lightness more.

[@DaveBoxBG]

Awesome. For country wide energy production I think there is nothing better than wind, for home and small offices solar will be the choice.

[@joeyy33]

Outstanding video, great fun!... Amazing technology.

[@jaybenny7719]

Fantastic episode more please :)

[@RichieRouge206]

That’s off the Wirral! Nice! I love wind turbines 😍

[@cllris]

Dong using Siemens. Lol. I need to grow up 😂

[@fullychargedshow]

No, you carry on. :-)

[@fradaja]

Chris Colouryum don't grow up it's a trap

[@audigex]

And at 3:25 they discuss how many positions they can erect

[@greenvolksi7886]

Dong filled with Siemens?

[@SustainGuernsey]

Great that Danish Oil & Natural Gas (DONG) is promoting renewable energy - loved their offshore wind energy poster campaign in the London Underground a few years ago. Electricity from local clean energy sources is so much better than electricity from polluting power stations using imported fuel.

[@whykhr]

Of course they are. The Bankster Oil Barons are demanding our electricity supply become NG/LNG greenwashed by 10-30% wind & solar. They despise nuclear, because nuclear has no need of fossil. They just can't allow that.

[@DefiantAML]

We see lots about wind and solar. Any info on the state of the oft forgotten, and overlooked, hydro electric power grid? Just wondering how things are in terms of production and storage.

[@hellssurprise9338]

Waves, currents and tidal power? I'm interested to learn more about them to, i think energy will be even more powerful if you combine ocean renewable power with wind power, maybe able to power factories and really demanding things

[@johnburns4017]

The River Mersey has one of the highest tidal ranges in the world - 32 foot.

[@JKArcade]

I'm going to subscribe to your Patreon from here out, great reporting! I'd love to see coverage of home wind solutions in the future. Some 2kWh turbines are very inexpensive here in the states

[@FancyaBevMate]

Holy moses that sub station looks tiny next to the turbine beyond it!

[@noakeswalker]

Very interesting shots on the turbine tower Robert - is that one of the gearboxes at 4:22 ? Sounds like the maintenance men are out there _every day_ then ? Oooer...lucky we have those ex-oil field folks.

[@jacklambert3117]

Yep brilliant.I think wind and solar might do it.Great video.

[@jimjohns9051]

Very interesting. Nice detail.

[@tomblewomble3369]

Ive always said that Dong is a force for positive change

[@nickdutton2692]

Great to see a wind farm in action. Do they have equally big storage batteries attached to the offshore wind farm to store excess electricity on the days when the grid is over 100% supplied?

[@GeordiLaForgery]

Incredible, nice Dong.

[@BrotherBloat]

That's brilliant! I wonder if they are using the additional gravity pistons in the new blades...!

[@malxmartin6866]

I often wondered what happened to the crates that we use to have delivered into our warehouse in Tilbury. These crates use to turn up in a kit that would be picked up by a firm on the IOW. I didn't know what they were at first but after chatting to one of the drivers he told me that they we the blades for the turbines, I'm guessing they were used here.

[@EastyUK]

Needs some James bond huge contraption reveal music. Great video mate.

[@Piemasteratron]

Fantastic episode. Any chance you could do a bit on the vacuum bucket that replaces pile driving in turbines in offshore wind? I think it's a great innovation as it reduces ecological damage at installation

[@fatboy19831]

Dong Energy sounds like a sports drink.

[@zapfanzapfan]

Or a boner pill ;-)

[@nigelweir3852]

A breathe of fresh air , couldn't help myself

[@LZentertainments]

Finally. Been expecting this episode

[@brianholding4357]

I look at this wind farm every day ;-) I have one of the nearest properties to it. I use it to see the wind direction :-)

[@petedavis8701]

That was VERY interesting

[@rasmusdamgaardnielsen2190]

Im so proud working at DONG Energy :D

[@dominikvit2]

32 wind machines producing 256 MW of electricity. We, in Czech republic have a peak wind production of 263 MW in total! Instead the government supports more coal power plants :(. I know, we don't have offshore wind capacity, but 263 is just a lot of unused potential.

[@fullychargedshow]

It is very sad, I am aware of the situation in Czech republic and Poland. The UK has 19.5 GW of wind capacity and it's growing very fast, it does work, the intermittency is overblown to a ridiculous extent, it is cheaper than coal and will continue to get cheaper. It would genuinely help the Czech economy to use more wind and solar.

[@dominikvit2]

Our government stopped giving incentives on wind in 2013 (don't ask me why) and since then, there has been not a single turbine constructed. There has been a period of massive government support for solar, when we constructed many farms and the total capacity rose up to 2 GW (peak production). We then produce 3 GW from nuclear and 4 GW from coal. Sad, but still better than 16 GW from coal in Poland!

[@TheSadButMadLad]

@fullychargedshow - at least you admit intermittency exists. It is a problem unless you can get the public and industry to do nothing on calm days. Unless there was a backup like nuclear and gas.

[@electricfutures5850]

It isn't a problem, because humans solve these human problems. We are already doing it. Engineers and scientists are a greater influence than any politician or activist.

[@electricfutures5850]

David - or Pumped Heat Energy Storage (PHES) being developed by Isentropic.

[@damoderby1]

Ha, i often walk my dog on the beach looking out towards the wind farm and i always thought the substation was an oil rig.

[@ivannewland2899]

Great job!

[@barumxxy]

Interesting as always

[@campbellrocksagain]

I was working on the anchor handler that worked with the ship driving the pylons

[@campbellrocksagain]

Shane Semler London 2012 was on. I just sat in my cabin and watched the Olympics

[@campbellrocksagain]

Joshua Bicknell had to put the occasional amount of effort in

[@yacahumax1431]

AMAZING. GREAT JOB

[@talhabinumeed650]

I would agree with the first fact. Second fact about Tesla, lets do the maths. 258 MW means 258,000 KW which lets say powering for whole year of 8760 hours would give 2,260,080,000 KWh. That means a 85 KWh tesla will be charged for 26,589,176 times. That is still a lot but way smaller than 8 billion number. How was that calculation made?

[@wozzinator]

Props to whomever named the company DONG Energy

[@fullychargedshow]

Danish Oil and Natural Gas. Not terribly imaginative

[@high1voltage1rules]

👍Fantastic thank you Robert.👍 You still have that humour mate bless ya! lol Just once in a video you should do a few lines from kryten lol 🤣 Fantastic helicopter ride there around the wind farm. Thanks for sharing' 👍👍👍👍👍THUMBS UP👍👍👍👍👍

[@nicevideomancanada]

You're The Man Robert.

[@martinstepetin2102]

Thanks for sharing that was cool

[@jasoncatt]

Very cool Mr L, as usual.

[@LeeMaitland]

I can't wait to get involved, designing the next generation of offshore wind farms #lifegoals

[@rinnin]

Love the Scouse accent. Hope you were shown a good time in Liverpool! 😊

[@ismaeltenenbaum4103]

what do they use to lubricate those si d mills? any spills?

[@jondonnelly3]

Dong gives good vibes.

[@robotic2000k]

@ 2:44 "Boss! Let's develop something!"

[@Rich-on6fe]

Good item, thanks Robert. Is there a strategy of replacement with larger ones after the 25 years? Can they be extended beyond the 25 years? Can the foundations etc be reused? Sorry for the terse list of questions but these ones always come to the front of my mind when I see things about wind power and I've not seen answers (perhaps it doesn't matter because they are so very productive and starting from scratch in 25 years is justified)

[@akshaychawla2282]

I've become a fan of your Work

[@patrickmckowen2999]

Very cool- if i were younger i would become wind turbine tech. Cheers

[@greyareaRK1]

Dong is installing Siemens....

[@champ8080]

I don't mind these clean tech corporate tzars. They make profit while saving the environment. Bravo!

[@DiscoFang]

Saving the environment? They're not actually saving it, If anything they're environmentally neutral (apart from the impact of the set-up and build.) They're offering a way for end users to not damage the environment.

[@YouAreNotFree1]

One rotation supplies a typical households electricity requirements for 24 hours? Wow!

[@busog97641]

00:16 When I first saw Lee Rollason, my first thought was that he was Steve Coogan.

[@peterbuchan628]

Well done Dong

[@maxtorque2277]

How many Teslas, i assume he said 8 million and not the 8 billion i heard? (for that 32 turbine array of 8MW machines, assuming they run at the Uks average capacity factor (32.7%) for a whole year that's 0.733 GWhrs (8*0.327*32*8760) and a typical tesla has an 85kWHr battery, so each year, that farm can charge a total of 8.83 million teslas (ignoring AC transmission losses (10%) and DC charging loses (~5%))

[@davidshearer1036]

Robert help! Try and find out why nissan won't sell the leaf to home system in the U.K. Please, Is there another way to power my house from my Nissan Leaf just like in the original tv add. Thanks