Wednesday, June 08, 2011
Wind farms: Britain is 'running out of wind' - Telegraph
Wind power is clearly a feel good idea.
Keeping in mind it's significant startup costs, I'm not seeing any stories about any significant impact or long term success.
Now, the sun's activities seem to be getting in the way...
Keeping in mind it's significant startup costs, I'm not seeing any stories about any significant impact or long term success.
Now, the sun's activities seem to be getting in the way...
Tim Ross reports about it in the U.K. Daily Telegraph:
"Meteorologists have found that the position of the jet stream has been influenced by the lower levels of activity on the Sun. This decline in sun-spot activity is expected to continue for the next 40 years, with potentially serious consequences for the viability of wind farms.
Professor Mike Lockwood, from Reading University, said: “Changes in the jet stream will change the pattern of winds that we get in the UK. That, of course, is a problem for wind power."
