A Monster Wind Turbine is Upending Energy Industry

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Darla
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A Monster Wind Turbine is Upending Energy Industry

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Saturday, 2 January 2021

NEW YORK TIMES
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ROTTERDAM, Netherlands – Twirling above a strip of land at the mouth of Rotterdam’s harbor is a wind turbine so large it is difficult to photograph. The turning diameter of its rotor is longer than two American football fields end to end. Later models will be taller than any building on the mainland of Western Europe.
Turbines initially designed for offshore are now being placed onshore. Bigger equals noisier with more vibrations. Larger blades equals more bird and bat kills. Enron developed the Production Tax Credit scheme which powers the whole US wind industry. Enron execs went to jail, which is where GE belongs for putting wind turbines next to people.

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