windpower is [...] reaching a stage where it becomes a noticeable source of electricity in a number of countries.
Just don't build the damn things near me.
P.s. A large fraction of Swedish wind power projects have been suspended in the last year as turbine prices have shot up due to the scarcity of manufacturing capacity. In the long run it should work okay, but this tells us that the wind potential is weaker in Sweden than in other countries as the limited number of turbines are not deployed here, in spite of generous subsidies. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
By the way, I just read an interesting article. Swedish wind power is 1 TWh per year. Geothermal energy (heat pumps) is 10 TWh. Wind still gets 10 times the publicity. Wind farms are just so much more sexy and photogenic than some small holes in the ground. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
Ah, and I remember when they prematurely shut down the two 600 MW reactors at Barsebäck, the local fishermen complained noisily. Rare fish from more southern waters flourished just outside the plant. Not any more. :( Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
Anyway, when it was shut down and replaced with oil the locals complained thy couldn't hang their clothing out to dry anymore, as it became covered in soot.
Several times it has been argued we should heat our cities with the cooling water of our big reactors, but due to political reasons it never happens. We'll see what happens post peak. Peak oil is not an energy crisis. It is a liquid fuel crisis.
Interesting discussions on both dKos and TOD. In the long run, we're all dead. John Maynard Keynes
