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Conservatives, by temperament, tend to embrace most things traditional, particularly when those traditions carry the added charm of quaintness.
When it comes to our energy needs, however, most conservatives — indeed, most modern people in general — prefer reliability.
Thursday, on the social media platform X, in a post that went mega-viral, Mark W. Nelson, founder & Managing Director of Radiant Energy Group, noted “panic” among German utility executives following a “shocking 12-day wind drought.”
Nelson, who holds a Degree in Nuclear Engineering from Cambridge University, described the situation as “coming to a breaking point.”
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“At the beginning of this month, Germany’s power supply reached its limits,” Krebber wrote on LinkedIn.
Citing Nov. 6 as an example, Krebber bemoaned extreme high energy prices and “shortage of supply.” He also warned that the “same situation would not have been manageable on another day with a higher peak load.”
By Monday morning, Nelson’s post had nearly 41 million views on X according to public metrics.
According to the UK’s The Telegraph, diminished wind power generation coincides with what Germans call “Dunkelflaute,” or “dark wind lull.”
During periods when high-pressure weather systems result in reduced wind speeds, wind turbines naturally produce little-to-no energy; it does not matter how many wind turbines you have.
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This state of affairs suppressed energy supply and raised prices in the UK, Germany and elsewhere in northern Europe earlier this month.
Of course, British government officials have learned all the wrong lessons from “Dunkelflaute.”
“Even small amounts of low-carbon flex (flex what? gas turbine power plants?) can displace a lot of gas.
We’ll also need to support the build of a lot of new renewable generation – of all types, but especially offshore wind,” Stark said on Nov. 5.
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Historians who immerse themselves in centuries-old correspondence eventually make an interesting discovery.
There is, of course, something charming about a world so unhurried.
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That does not mean, however, that virtue-signaling know-nothing unelected government bureaucrats should subject innocent, modern people to the vicissitudes of “Dunkelflaute.”
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