Posted by despen on November 21, 2011, 5:31 pm
> On 11/21/2011 10:21 AM, despen@verizon.net wrote:
>>
>>> Per despen@verizon.net:
>>>> But windmills at sea? I don't think I'm buying it.
>>>
>>> Neither was Ted Kennedy nor are the people on Cape Cod who are
>>> worried about the effect on their ocean view. But the technology
>>> seems tb there bco the big money that's trying to build them.
>>
>> Don't know that TK ever complained about the looks, but
>> I'm not buying objecting on looks either.
>>
>> If there is technology that can stand up to the storms and
>> salt corrosion, I can't imagine what it is. I see it being
>> done, but according to the article, the Dutch are complaining
>> about maintenance costs. Makes sense to me.
>>
>> Wind wise, a great place to put a windmill.
>> Cost wise, still not buying it.
> deep sea oil rigs have somehow managed not to rust away
Yep, but they drill, connect to a pipeline and leave.
Plus they pull a fortune out of the ground.
Nothing to worry about, not like I'm the one that needs to
be convinced.
--
Dan Espen
Posted by krw@att.bizzzzzzzzzzzz on November 21, 2011, 5:21 pm
>Per despen@verizon.net:
>>But windmills at sea? I don't think I'm buying it.
>Neither was Ted Kennedy nor are the people on Cape Cod who are
>worried about the effect on their ocean view. But the technology
>seems tb there bco the big money that's trying to build them.
As always, "big money" is trying to cash in on government largesse. Were
there no such giveaways, no one would spend a dime on such nonsense.
Posted by HeyBub on November 21, 2011, 8:55 pm
(PeteCresswell) wrote:
> Per despen@verizon.net:
>> But windmills at sea? I don't think I'm buying it.
> Neither was Ted Kennedy nor are the people on Cape Cod who are
> worried about the effect on their ocean view. But the technology
> seems tb there bco the big money that's trying to build them.
The money is in BUILDING them, not USING them. We already have over 14,000
abandoned wind turbines in the U.S. When the government subsidies run out,
the things go bust.
http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/46519
Posted by Bernt Berger on November 22, 2011, 1:51 am
On 11/21/2011 3:55 PM, HeyBub wrote:
> The money is in BUILDING them, not USING them. We already have over 14,000
> abandoned wind turbines in the U.S. When the government subsidies run out,
> the things go bust.
> http://blogs.dailymail.com/donsurber/archives/46519
Exactly!
And in 5 years we'll have hundreds of formerly gooberment subsidized
ethanol plants suffering the same fate.
Posted by Kurt Ullman on November 22, 2011, 10:56 am
>
>
> And in 5 years we'll have hundreds of formerly gooberment subsidized
> ethanol plants suffering the same fate.
But at least with these you can probably repurpose them fairly easily to
make whiskey (g).
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>>
>>> Per despen@verizon.net:
>>>> But windmills at sea? I don't think I'm buying it.
>>>
>>> Neither was Ted Kennedy nor are the people on Cape Cod who are
>>> worried about the effect on their ocean view. But the technology
>>> seems tb there bco the big money that's trying to build them.
>>
>> Don't know that TK ever complained about the looks, but
>> I'm not buying objecting on looks either.
>>
>> If there is technology that can stand up to the storms and
>> salt corrosion, I can't imagine what it is. I see it being
>> done, but according to the article, the Dutch are complaining
>> about maintenance costs. Makes sense to me.
>>
>> Wind wise, a great place to put a windmill.
>> Cost wise, still not buying it.
> deep sea oil rigs have somehow managed not to rust away