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Wind Power
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: March 27, 2022, 3:01 pm
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I have changed the title and the front page background graphic
for two reasons:
1. My purpose, nearly a decade ago, of convincing most reality
based people everywhere that human civilization, in order to
stop and reverse (i.e getting back to 350 PPM of atmospheric
Carbon Dioxide is sine qua non) the multiple extinctions causing
biosphere degradation (i.e. the Sixth Mass Extinction Event now
upon us), must VERY rapidly transition away from Hydrocarbon
Energy Sources to Renewable Energy Sources, has been largely
achieved. I have been one small voice among many that have made
it clear that clean energy must be made available to everyone,
not just the wealthy, if we are to survive Catastrophic Climate
Change.
2. Celebrated social theorist and geographer David Harvey asked,
"Is there a way to capture what (to the detriment of human
civilization) is going on now"?
My answer: YES.
It's the SOCIAL DARWINISM, stupid!
"In human society, the amount of inequity is directly
proportional to the amount of iniquity." -- A. G. Gelbert
No matter how much progress we make in cleaning up the
biosphere, as long as the egocentric, morally bankrupt, empathy
deficit disordered, Social Darwinist Ideology continues to be
embraced by TPTB, we do not have a snowball's chance in Hell of
surviving our Existential Crisis.
Social Darwinists believe that ethics based principles are
'limitations pretending to be virtues'. To them, ethics are
'feel good illusions' that humans invented to pretend our
species has empathy. To Social Darwinists, empathy is
irrefutable evidence of inexcusable weakness. To them, all who
are guided by ethics are deluded fools that should be eliminated
from the human 'apex predator' gene pool for the "good" of our
species.
The ideology of the Social Darwinist is indistinguishable from
the despicable ideology of NAZI Germany, clearly exemplified in
their brutally enforced morally bankrupt concentration camp law:
“Eat your own bread, and if you can, that of your neighbor.”
Social Darwinism is actually based, not on "survival of the
fittest", but on fear of tomorrow, a morally bankrupt excuse for
rejecting altruism and empathy and embracing a selfish greed
dominated hoarding modus vivendi.
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> Every prudent man acts with knowledge, But a fool lays open
his folly. -- Proverbs 13:16
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> "One who fears tomorrow does not offer his bread to others.
But one who is willing to divide his food with a stranger has
already shown himself capable of fellowship and faith, the two
things from which hope is born." -- Primo Levi, author of
Survival in Auschwitz
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Social Darwinism is the world view that spawned the profit over
people and planet neoliberal ideology. Neoliberal intellectuals
like Friedrich von Hayek, Ludwig von Mises and Milton Friedman
were all Social Darwinists long before they renamed
laissez-faire liberalism (that had been thoroughly discredited
by the Great Depression) with the catchy title of
"Neoliberalism".
The celebrated social theorist and geographer David Harvey
explains that neoliberal ideology serves the following
principle:
"There shall be no serious challenge to the absolute power of
money to rule absolutely. And that power is to be exercised with
one objective: Those possessed of money shall not only be
privileged to accumulate wealth endlessly at will, but they
shall have the right to inherit the earth, taking either direct
or indirect dominion, not only of the land and all the resources
and productive capacities that reside therein, but also assume
absolute command, directly or indirectly, over the labor and
creative capacities of all those others it needs. The rest of
humanity shall be deemed disposable."
"In human society, the amount of inequity is directly
proportional to the amount of iniquity." -- A. G. Gelbert
Sober Thinking requires that we all recognize the fact that a
society that is founded on altruism, not the "invisible hand" of
greed, is not optional if we wish to avoid exctinction.
Capitalism's "invisible hand" modus operandi is rooted in the
ideology of Social Darwinism.
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> “Capitalism is the astounding belief, that the most wickedest
of men, will do the most wickedest of things for the greatest
good of everyone.” — John Maynard Keynes
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The main purpose of the Sober Thinking Forum is to convince you,
regardless of your religious beliefs or lack of them, to soberly
think about these two quotes, embrace altruism, reject greed,
and convince as many people as you can that altruism is not
optional for human society:
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> "Look at our world, our country, our interactions with each
other……… this is not the mark of a healthy society, and if these
are the self-appointed leaders of this flaming meteor…..it’s
time to move on to new ideas and new people. Let’s relegate
these fools to history. They perpetuate a narrative that it is
right to behave in a strictly selfish, exploitative manner
towards all. We simply can’t survive it any longer. Things will
change because they have to." -- Kathleen Wallace
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"Technical knowledge of Carrying Capacity will not save us; Only
a Massive Increase in Caring Capacity will." -- A. G. Gelbert
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Re: Wind Power
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: March 27, 2022, 3:08 pm
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[center]A New York Times article dated Nov. 22, 1936, quotes
from a lecture titled “Discoveries and Inventions” Lincoln gave
in 1860, before he became president. Here’s the relevant part:
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“Of all
the forces of nature, I should think the wind contains the
largest amount of motive power … Take any given space of the
earth’s surface, for instance, Illinois, and all the power
exerted by all the men, beasts, running water and steam over and
upon it shall not equal the 100th part of what is exerted by the
blowing of the wind over and upon the same place.
And yet it has not, so far in the world’s history, become
properly valued as motive power. It is applied extensively and
advantageously to sail vessels in navigation. Add to this a few
windmills and pumps and you have about all. As yet the wind is
an untamed, unharnessed force, and quite possibly one of the
greatest discoveries hereafter to be made will be the taming and
harnessing of it.”
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Re: Wind Power
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: March 27, 2022, 3:17 pm
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October 23, 2013
Spain’s First Offshore Wind Turbine Inaugurated
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[center]Gamesa G97 Model Wind Turbine[/center]
The first offshore wind turbine for wind energy company Gamesa
and for the host-country Spain was inaugurated on Monday, in in
Arinaga Quay (Gran Canary Island). The ceremony was attended by
the President of the Canary Islands regional government, Paulino
Rivero, the Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism, José
Manuel Soria, and the Chairman of Gamesa, Ignacio Martín.
The 5 MW 154 meter-tall turbine has a rotor diameter of 128
meters, sporting 62.5 meter-long blades, all combining to
produce enough energy to supply 7,500 Canary Island homes with
clean energy.
Gamesa is noticeably excited about their entrance into the
offshore wind market, proclaiming that “Gamesa’s platform is set
to become a benchmark in the sector thanks to the low cost of
energy it offers customers.”
They were equally proud of the fact that the turbine parts were
all made in Spain, noting however that “teams from all over the
world participated in the product’s design and development
phases”, including:
•The blades, each of which measures 62.5m long and weighs 15
tonnes, making them the longest ever produced and transported in
Spain and among the longest in Europe, were made at the factory
in Aoiz (Navarre)
•The nacelle, which measures over 12.5m long, 4m tall and 4m
wide and weighs 72 tonnes, was made in Tauste (Zaragoza)
•The tower, which stretches nearly 90m high, was made by Windar
(a joint venture between Gamesa and Daniel Alonso)
•The electric parts were made in Lerma (power train), Benissano
(electric control cabinets), Coslada (converters) and Reinosa
(generator)
Spain is one of the world’s largest wind energy producers in the
world, and leveraging their extended coastline to further their
dominant role in the industry will see enormous benefits for
country and industry alike.
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Re: Wind Power
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: March 27, 2022, 3:23 pm
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CleanTechnica
October 31, 2013
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Siemens*, or at least the company it has commissioned to make
the video above, knows how to make a wind power advertisement.
One of the key takeaway impressions people seem to have after
visiting a wind turbine up close (or even going to the top of
one) is how entirely awesome and majestic these giant machines
are. They’re staggering in their height and power.
And I’m sure offshore wind turbines are even more impressive,
especially the 6-megawatt ones and 7-megawatt ones.
In this new Siemens video, all of this is excellently portrayed
in cinematic style — not your typical “green” or cleantech
advertisement.
Since Siemens is the company behind this excellent contribution
to cleantech messaging and wind turbine branding, I thought I’d
share more about what it has been up to in this space. Here are
a few of the company’s recent wind power highlights:
1.Siemens To Fullfil 267 MW Wind Order In Washington
2.Largest Federal Wind Farm In US Contract Awarded To Siemens
3.Siemens Opens World’s Largest R&D Test Center For Wind Turbine
Technology
4.Siemens To Provide 80 Wind Turbines For Giant German Offshore
Wind Power Plant
5.Siemens CEO: Cleantech Is A “Vital Part Of Our Business”
(VIDEO)
6.World’s Largest Wind Turbine Rotor Goes Online
Together with other wind power leaders, it should be noted that
the cost of wind power has come down tremendously in recent
years, from over 30¢/kWh 10 years ago to as low as 4¢/kWh today.
:o Notably, this cost dropped has largely been brought on by
making wind turbines larger and larger, more and more majestic.
wind turbines are getting bigger and bigger
While the cost optimization from making onshore wind turbines
larger and larger seems to be hitting a limit, larger offshore
wind turbines may provide useful benefits for the quite
different offshore wind environment. Hence the 6- and 7-MW wind
turbines. Simply look above at how a 7-MW wind turbine compares
to an Airbus A380 with a wingspan of 80 meters to get an idea of
how humungous these machines are.
*Full Disclosure: This post was supported by Siemens through Be
On media. That said, I wouldn’t have covered it if I didn’t
think it was worth covering, and nobody from Siemens or Be On
had any influence over what I wrote above.
About the Author:
Zachary Shahan is the director of CleanTechnica, the most
popular cleantech-focused website in the world, and Planetsave,
a world-leading green and science news site. He has been
covering green news of various sorts since 2008, and he has been
especially focused on solar energy, electric vehicles, and wind
energy for the past four years or so. Aside from his work on
CleanTechnica and Planetsave, he's the Network Manager for their
parent organization – Important Media – and he's the
Owner/Founder of Solar Love, EV Obsession, and Bikocity. To
connect with Zach on some of your favorite social networks, go
to ZacharyShahan.com and click on the relevant buttons.
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China is the now world’s biggest market for wind farms
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Date: March 27, 2022, 3:25 pm
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January 28, 2022
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In the last year alone, China added 16.9 gigawatts of offshore
wind capacity, cementing its position as the world’s biggest
market for wind farms at sea
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Major Renewable Energy Milestone
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: April 13, 2022, 3:26 pm
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April 6, 2022
SNIPPET:
(CNN)The United States set a major renewable energy milestone
last Tuesday: wind power
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first time since the Energy Information Administration began
gathering the data.
As E&E reporter Ben Storrow noted and the EIA confirmed, wind
turbines last Tuesday generated over ⚡ 2,000
gigawatt-hours of electricity, edging out electricity generated
by
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🦕 natural gas) :(.
Last year, wind was the fourth-largest electricity source behind
natural gas, coal, and nuclear, generating close to 380
terawatt-hours for the entire year, according to the EIA. For
context, a terawatt is a thousand times bigger than a gigawatt.
Read more:
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Coffee Shipped by Sailboats? YES!
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: May 23, 2022, 12:18 pm
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May 21, 2022,(Bloomberg) By Irina Anghel and Eamon Akil Farhat
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[center]Coffee Shipped by Sailboats In Efforts To Distrupt The
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SNIPPETS:
A few years ago, a small group of environmentally focused
entrepreneurs, such as Shipped by Sail in the UK, started using
pirate-like schooners to prove that goods like coffee could be
transported with near-zero emissions — even if it took more
money and all the risks linked with crossing the Atlantic on
hundred-year-old wooden boats for a couple dozen bags of
high-end beans. ... ...
Here’s a glimpse of the journey: Roasters buy the beans directly
from growers in countries like Colombia before they’re stored in
a warehouse and loaded onto a sailboat — destined for ports like
Le Havre, France or Penzance, England. The crossing typically
takes six weeks. The beans are then couriered to specialty
roasters before ending up in espressos served in coffee shops or
at home.
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“You’re one step away from the coffee being grown, almost,” said
Richard Blake, founder of Yallah Coffee, a Cornwall-based
roaster who sells beans sailed from Colombia. A 1-kilogram bag
of Yallah Coffee’s Las Brisas beans costs £50 ($62) but boasts
“a carbon footprint close to zero.” As a price comparison, the
most expensive coffee beans UK supermarket Tesco Plc sells
online is a 1-kilogram bag for £13.75 ($17).
Blake said people are happy to pay for a premium product “if
they feel like there is value in all the steps.”
“That can be lost with the homogenized mix of beans on a
supermarket shelf,” he said, “whereas if it’s single origin, and
if it’s on a ship, there’s less people in the chain, and that
creates more value.”
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Ceiba flagship ship that carries the Costa Rican flag with
products that can be truly sold under the seal of ‘zero
emissions’ like coffee, turmeric, salmon, barley and others,”
said John Porras, co-founder and legal representative of
Sailcargo.
Full article:
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A newcastlemax bulk carrier belonging to Singapore-based Berge
Bulk will be fitted with four WindWings sails in 2023
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[center]Berge Bulk Newcastlemax to Be Fitted with ‘WindWings’
Sails[/center]
SNIPPET:
The WindWings technology is offered by BAR Technologies and Yara
Marine Technologies, who partnered in 2021 to offer
commercial-scale wind-assisted propulsion technology to the
global shipping industry.
The installation will involve the 2018-built, 210,000 DWT bulk
carrier Berge Olympus, making Berge Bulk an early adopter of the
technology. The large, solid wing sails will measure up to 50
meters tall and will be capable of reducing CO2 emissions by as
much as 30% through a combination of wind propulsion and route
optimisation, according to a joint press release. A video also
shows the sails tilting.
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Put simply, the models were almost always able to successfully
differentiate between high wind generation days and low w
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: August 4, 2022, 11:18 am
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CleanTechnica
August 3, 2022 By Guest Contributor
[center]Can Meteorological Models Correctly Characterize Daily
Cycles In Wind Generation?[/center]
SNIPPETS:
It is challenging and expensive to measure wind speeds at tower
height (~90 meters), and publicly available data, from tall
towers or remote sensing, is very limited. Therefore,
researchers and practitioners commonly use meteorological models
to characterize wind speeds at tower height and above. But, how
well do these models work? Can they accurately characterize wind
profiles, and what are their limitations?
A new study
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out of
Berkeley Lab and the University of California, San Diego,
evaluates three commonly used weather models for their ability
to characterize hourly profiles of wind speeds (at tower height)
across Texas. The study was published in the journal Wind
Energy. ... ...
Key Findings
🌬 The analysis found that, by some metrics, these
weather models performed well, and accurately represented hourly
profiles of wind generation resources across Texas. However, the
paper also identifies key areas in which the accuracy of these
models is limited. Note, our results mostly focus on two of the
three models we evaluated (ERA5 and MERRA2), as we evaluated the
model HRRR over only a subset of the study period.
🌬 The models represent wind generation with relatively
small bias and decent hourly correlation. Specifically, the
average error across all hours and plants, in capacity factor
terms, was 1.1% for ERA5 and 6.4% for MERRA2 (implying, for
example, that a plant with a recorded capacity factor of 40%
would be modeled with a 46.4% capacity factor using MERRA2).
Average hourly correlation coefficients range from 0.7 to 0.9,
depending on the model and hour of the day (see Figure 2).
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Figure 2. Correlation coefficient by hour (in solar time) for
MERRA2, ERA5, and HRRR, for the year 2019.
🌬 Errors were larger on an hourly basis than a daily
basis. For example, the probability that modeled capacity factor
from the ERA5 model was within ±20% of recorded capacity factor
was 78% on an hourly basis, but 99% on a daily basis. Again,
this is in capacity factor terms, so, for example, if recorded
capacity factor for a day was 80%, there was a 99% probability
that the ERA5 model capacity factor was between 60% to 100% for
that day and plant. MERRA2 followed a similar pattern, but with
slightly lower accuracy in both daily and hourly timeframes.
🌬 Improved geographic model resolution reduced errors
and improved correlation. ERA5 (horizontal resolution ~30 km)
performed better than MERRA2 (horizontal resolution ~50 km), and
HRRR (horizontal resolution 3 km) had the best performance
metrics. Though resolution is dramatically different between the
models, other methodological differences within the models
likely also contributed to performance differences.
🌬 Correlation between modeled and recorded generation
declined during nighttime hours, especially during summertime.
Full
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😀 Virginia Awards $223 Million Contract for 🌟
Offshore Wind Port Project
DIR By: AGelbert
Date: August 18, 2022, 12:35 pm
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August 17, 2022 By Mike Schuler
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[center]Virginia Awards $223 Million Contract for Offshore Wind
Port Project
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SNIPPETS:
The contract was awarded to Skanska USA, the U.S.-based unit of
the Swedish multinational specializing in construction and
development.
The project entails the redevelopment of approximately 72 acres
of the 287-acre Portsmouth Marine Terminal located in
Portsmouth, Virginia, which will improve 1,500 feet of an
existing 3,540-foot wharf.
The terminal is set to serve as an offshore wind staging port
for Dominion Energy’s Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW)
project, which is the largest offshore wind project currently
planned in the U.S.
Construction at the terminal is set to begin in July 2022, with
completion is scheduled for 2025. ... ...
The contract award comes about a week after the State of
Virginia approved the 2.6-gigawatt CVOW farm, consisting of 176
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The farm will be capable of generating enough energy to power up
to 660,000 homes starting in 2026. ... ...
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A preliminary illustration of the South Brooklyn Marine Terminal
offshore wind port. Courtesy Equinor
Similar port redevelopment projects to support offshore wind
project are also planned in New York at the historic South
Brooklyn Marine Terminal
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/>as well as in Salem
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