Popular Wind Power Myth Busted

beso | 11:16 Mon 21st Jan 2013 | Science

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Contrary to the claims of some at this site:

http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg21729000.200-wind-power-delivers-too-much-to-ignore.html

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woofgang

birdie, that happens with planes and cars as well. Sad but true.

xud

I heard somewhere that it takes more energy to design, manufacture, commission, maintain and de-commission windmills than what they produce in their lifetime. Not to mention the subsidies.

Last week I saw I merry go round coal train bringing in imported coal to a foreign owned power station. It stinks.

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xud // I heard somewhere that it takes more energy to design, manufacture, commission, maintain and de-commission windmills than what they produce in their lifetime. //

It is a ridiculous myth. The same myth has been invented for solar panels too.

This kind of rubbish relies on the gullible repeating what they "heard somewhere".