February 2017 Blog Posts (104)

WOOD-FOR-FUEL LOGGING INCREASES CO2 AND DAMAGES FOREST HEALTH

The Vermont Comprehensive Energy Plan (CEP) states a goal of 90% renewable energy of ALL energy by 2050, not just electrical energy, which is only 35% of all energy. The plan includes proposals to increase wood-for-fuel logging by 132% over 2014 levels. To set the stage, well-known pro-logging consultants performed various studies to determine wood-for-fuel quantities. The standard assumption in such studies is the CO2 from wood burning is not counted, because unfounded claims are made “it…

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Added by Willem Post on February 6, 2017 at 10:30am — No Comments

A COMPARISON OF WOOD CHIP AND OIL-FIRED POWER PLANTS

The Vermont media site, VTDigger, had a recent comment: “Just a single 25 megawatt (MW) wood chip plant could provide some 4 percent of Vermont’s consumption, 24/7/365, and would contribute to the Vermont economy in the form of jobs and money in circulation from the wages, taxes — wealth created in the state that stays in the state.”

Special Report: New Renewable…

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Added by Willem Post on February 6, 2017 at 10:30am — No Comments

GERMAN RENEWABLE ENERGY GENERATION

Almost all modern electrical systems have three categories of generating plants: base-loaded, intermediate, and peaking. The base-loaded plants produce at least 65% of all energy, are run 24/7/365, and have the lowest unit energy cost, about $40 - $45/MWh, included are the “must-run” plants. The intermediate plants produce about 30% of all energy, are run as needed to satisfy the daily variations of demand, and have higher unit energy costs, about $55/MWh. The peaking plants produce the…

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Added by Willem Post on February 6, 2017 at 10:30am — 1 Comment

CO2 OF BURNING WOOD IS PARTIALLY ABSORBED OVER 40 -100 YEARS

East Europe and the US Southeast still have significant areas with forests. Starting about 2005, major parts of these forests have been harvested by means of clear-cutting. In 2016, about 6.5 million metric ton of wood pellets will be shipped from the US Southeast to Europe for co-firing in coal-fired power plants.

 

The EU has declared these coal plants in compliance with EU CO2/kWh…

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Added by Willem Post on February 6, 2017 at 10:30am — No Comments

ANALYSIS OF WIND/SOLAR ENERGY LULLS AND ENERGY STORAGE IN GERMANY

Germany has a goal to have almost all of its domestic electricity consumption from renewable sources by 2050. The Energiewende goals are:

 

Year

% RE of electricity

% RE of all primary energy consumption

2015

 30.8…

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Added by Willem Post on February 6, 2017 at 9:30am — No Comments

DELINGPOLE: NOAA Scandal Gives Trump The Perfect Excuse To Drain The Climate Swamp

So NOAA deliberately fiddled the climate data to hide the “pause” in global warming in time for the UN’s COP21 Paris talks.

Really, this whistleblowing revelation couldn’t have come at a better time for Donald Trump.

In the field of energy and climate, President Trump has said that there is a massive swamp that needs draining.

But his efforts are being resisted at every turn by all those lying scientists, bent politicians, rent-seeking businessmen, and Soros-funded…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on February 6, 2017 at 8:58am — No Comments

John Droz: Energy & Environmental Newsletter: February 6, 2017

Some of the more important articles in this issue are:

How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data

The “Wind and Solar Will Save Us” Delusion

Proposed Wyoming Bill Outlaws Wind Energy

Wind Energy – A Runaway Failure for Nearly 4 Decades

Coal Plants Shutdown Raised Electricity Rates, & Fails to Reduce Pollution

“Green Champion” China is Building New European Coal Plants

Japan plans to build 45…

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Added by Long Islander on February 6, 2017 at 8:31am — No Comments

Exposed: How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data

The Mail on Sunday today reveals astonishing evidence that the organisation that is the world’s leading source of climate data rushed to publish a landmark paper that exaggerated global warming and was timed to influence the historic Paris Agreement on climate change.…

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Added by Thinklike A. Mountain on February 6, 2017 at 12:16am — No Comments

ME AquaVentus floating windfarm federal review is starting. Critical pub mtgs in St George 2/28/17. Help prepare/be there!

The federal process has begun for the UMaine's Maine Aqua Ventus (MAV) project to build a pair of full scale floating wind turbines off Monhegan. Please help us have the greatest impact possible at the three coming meetings on ensuring it not threaten birds, the View, and shellfish - particularly lobster larvae.

On February 28 and March 1,2017 the US Dept of Energy will hold three scoping sessions:

* Two on Feb 28 at St. George Fire Dept meeting room. 2 to 4:00…

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Added by Ron Huber on February 5, 2017 at 10:00pm — No Comments

Portland's Desire to be 100% Green driven

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Added by Eric A. Tuttle on February 5, 2017 at 11:33am — No Comments

BDN - EUT questions electricity program staff (Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting)

The center’s report in January revealed that a single supplier, Constellation and its corporate predecessors, had won every bid to be the program’s energy supplier since its inception. As part of its agreement with Maine PowerOptions, Constellation, a subsidiary of energy behemoth Chicago-based Exelon, pays all of the program’s operating expenses, including the salaries of the quasi-state electricity consortium’s staff.…

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Added by Long Islander on February 4, 2017 at 5:35pm — 2 Comments

Wind Turbine Infra Sound NASA -US Department of Energy 1985

Wind Turbine Infra Sound NASA -US Department of Energy 1985

This report summarizes extensive research by staff of the Solar Energy Research Institute and its subcontractors conducted to establish the origin and possible…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on February 4, 2017 at 2:48pm — No Comments

Massachusetts Wind Turbines A Litigation Gold Rush

Massachusetts Wind Turbines A Litigation Gold Rush




The Falmouth wind turbine installations it has brought on a new gold rush. Chances are, with this “Gold Rush,” if you are a Massschusetts resident, and especially if you are a home…
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Added by Frank Haggerty on February 4, 2017 at 11:31am — 1 Comment

Falmouth Massachusetts Faces Three Upcoming Wind Turbine Trials

Falmouth Massachusetts Faces Three Upcoming Wind Turbine Trials

Subject: 3 Trials Set To Take Place Falmouth Superior Court & Massachusetts Land Court 2017

2 Barnstable Superior Court Trials

1 Massachusetts Land Court Trial



MassCourts…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on February 3, 2017 at 9:23pm — No Comments

Credibility Problems ?

U. S. Department of Energy :
We forecast the cumulative economic benefits from 1000 MW of development in Maine :  annual CO2 reductions are estimated at 2.8 million tons.
AWEA :
•Maine installed wind capacity: 901 MW • annual state carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions avoided: 157,000 metric tons

Added by Dan McKay on February 3, 2017 at 4:06pm — 1 Comment

'SunEdison Shareholder Uncovers Billions Of Dollars In Taxpayer Money Hidden In Bankruptcy'

From Seeking Alpha...First Wind is in the cross-hair of Congressional Investigators.  Buzz words, "ENRON", "Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002", "Federal Stimulus"  

'SunEdison Shareholder Uncovers Billions Of Dollars In Taxpayer Money Hidden In Bankruptcy'

Feb. 2, 2017 7:13 PM ET
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Added by Barbara Durkin on February 3, 2017 at 9:58am — 2 Comments

Falmouth Massachusetts Wind Turbines 38 Things You Need To Know

Falmouth Wind Turbines 38 Things You Need To Know

Falmouth Massachusetts Zoning Board of Appeals Ruling Falmouth Wind 1 -- Falmouth ZBA - April 15, 2016. Click on links to hear noise…

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Added by Frank Haggerty on February 3, 2017 at 9:16am — 1 Comment

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CMP Transmission Rate Skyrockets 19.6% Due to Wind Power

 

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Maine Center For Public Interest Reporting – Three Part Series: A CRITICAL LOOK AT MAINE’S WIND ACT

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(excerpts) From Part 1 – On Maine’s Wind Law “Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine if the law’s goals were met." . – Maine Center for Public Interest Reporting, August 2010 https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/From Part 2 – On Wind and Oil Yet using wind energy doesn’t lower dependence on imported foreign oil. That’s because the majority of imported oil in Maine is used for heating and transportation. And switching our dependence from foreign oil to Maine-produced electricity isn’t likely to happen very soon, says Bartlett. “Right now, people can’t switch to electric cars and heating – if they did, we’d be in trouble.” So was one of the fundamental premises of the task force false, or at least misleading?" https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/wind-swept-task-force-set-the-rules/From Part 3 – On Wind-Required New Transmission Lines Finally, the building of enormous, high-voltage transmission lines that the regional electricity system operator says are required to move substantial amounts of wind power to markets south of Maine was never even discussed by the task force – an omission that Mills said will come to haunt the state.“If you try to put 2,500 or 3,000 megawatts in northern or eastern Maine – oh, my god, try to build the transmission!” said Mills. “It’s not just the towers, it’s the lines – that’s when I begin to think that the goal is a little farfetched.” https://www.pinetreewatchdog.org/flaws-in-bill-like-skating-with-dull-skates/

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."

https://pinetreewatch.org/wind-power-bandwagon-hits-bumps-in-the-road-3/

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