On the road | Apple iPhone 15 Pro 9mm f/2.8 (1/750 | f/2.8 | ISO 25)
On the road | Apple iPhone 15 Pro 9mm f/2.8 (1/750 | f/2.8 | ISO 25)
https://www.europesays.com/2059726/ States suing Trump administration over executive order banning wind energy development #25News #CentralIllinois #ExecutiveOrder #HeartOfIllinoisSierraClub #illinois #NoPeoriaCountyWindmills #Peoria #PeoriaCounty #PresidentDonaldTrump #TheWhiteHouse #TrumpAdministration #U.S. #week #WindEnergy #WindTurbines
Ah but I may as well try to catch the wind.
#photography #australia #blackAndWhite #climateChange #energy #windTurbines #travel
Romania rediscovers its hidden treasure: Minerals.
The EU’s push to reduce dependence on critical materials is giving a second life to several abandoned mining projects.
"Capable of Powering 1.1 Million Homes, the First of 64 Offshore Wind Turbines Rises Above the North Sea"
https://www.alojapan.com/1259847/hokkaidos-wind-power-dilemma-balancing-energy-needs-with-environmental-impacts/ Hokkaido’s Wind Power Dilemma: Balancing Energy Needs with Environmental Impacts #Economy&Tech #Editor'sPick #EndangeredSpecies #environment #Hokkaido #HokkaidoTopics #j2e #Japan2Earth #MigratoryBirds #OnshoreWind #RenewableEnergy #TakahiroSakamoto #wakkanai #WindFarms #WindPower #WindTurbines #北海道 Read the full story on Japan 2 Earth – Hokkaido’s Wind Power Dilemma: Balancing Energy Needs with Environmental Impacts Japan’s nor…
"Global wind installations hit record highs in 2024, but policy gaps loom large"
#WindTurbines #Energy #Renewables
https://www.edie.net/global-wind-installations-hit-record-highs-in-2024-but-policy-gaps-loom-large/
I'm sure this puts me in a minority of one, but I really like seeing wind turbines. I don't think they ruin a view at all.
Look at these little bueties. Those are keeping the lights on.
They're a testament to human ingenuity. We've built a device that turns wind into electricity, and stood it up in the ocean a mile out to sea.
I don't think we appreciate how downright miraculous so much of the infrastructure around us is.
Every time I see wind turbines or a solar farm, it gives me a tiny bit more hope for the future, so I think they're gorgeous.
Why wind farms anger rural Spain, and the wine producers fighting turbines on their turf https://www.diningandcooking.com/2033354/why-wind-farms-anger-rural-spain-and-the-wine-producers-fighting-turbines-on-their-turf/ #Aragon #CleanEnergy #galicia #LaRioja #PedroSanchez #RenewableEnergy #spain #SpanishCountryside #SpanishWine #WindEnergy #WindFarm #WindFarms #WindPower #WindTurbines #Wine
#Beijing expanded its export restrictions to 7 #rareearth elements and magnets vital for #EVs, #windturbines and fighter jets in early April in retaliation for US President Trump’s steep #tariffs of 145% on #China -
chart @financialtimes.com https://www.ft.com/content/b8269eff-b60a-435f-8e85-43f9fa36f9c2
Industrial landscape
Herten | Germany
Nikon Z8
2025
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Baby wind turbines in Blayney
These were installed 25yrs ago, 660kW is tiny for a wind turbines these days.
"India plans 13 GW hybrid solar, wind hybrid project"
#India #WindTurbines #Solar #SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/04/10/india-plans-13-gw-hybrid-solar-wind-hybrid-project/
"Trump said no new offshore wind farms. One just got underway — quietly"
#US #USA #America #Renewables #Energy #WindTurbines
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/offshore-wind/empire-wind-construction-trump
Morning drifting hope you are all doing OK weekend is just about here. May you all have a wonderful one!
A Surprisingly Simple Solution to Protect #Birds From #WindTurbines Gets its Biggest Test Yet
Painting one turbine blade black has shown promise for preventing collisions. Now researchers are seeing if it can work in #Wyoming.
By Kylie Mohr, Summer 2024
"A year ago, a Golden Eagle approaching the Glenrock/Rolling Hills wind farm in Wyoming might have seen a dangerous optical illusion: A turbine’s blades, spinning at more than 150 miles per hour, would appear not as solid objects to be avoided, but as a blur the bird could fly through. Scientists believe this disorienting visual phenomenon, known as motion smear, contributes to the collisions that kill an estimated 140,000 to 679,000 birds per year at #WindFarms in the United States.
"The same eagle soaring over the area’s scrubby sagebrush today will see warning signs. Those once indistinct and innocuous-seeming blurs will present clearly as physical masses, signaling to birds that they should steer clear.
"Such is the hope, anyway, of a study now testing a surprisingly simple tool for making wind farms less hazardous to birds: black paint. This summer, PacifiCorp, which owns the facility, aims to finish painting one blade on each of 36 turbines there. Over the next several years the company and its partners, including the federal government, will keep track of how many eagles and other daytime-flying birds those turbines kill compared to their previous toll and to the remaining 100 or so that have not been painted. Search teams will look for eagle carcasses, while specially trained dogs will sniff out other birds and #bats. 'We’re trying to have as little impact as possible while also trying to provide electricity to customers,' says Jona Whitesides, a spokesperson for PacifiCorp."
Read more:
https://www.audubon.org/magazine/surprisingly-simple-solution-protect-birds-wind-turbines-gets-its-biggest-test-yet
#SolarPunkSunday #RenewablesNow #ProtectWildlife #FlyingWildlife
6 Ways to Protect #Bats and #Birds From #WindTurbines
By Russell McLendon
Published October 22, 2019
"Wind turbines are an important source of clean, #renewable energy. They're one of the fastest-growing power sources in the U.S., outpacing even natural gas. Unfortunately, they also sometimes kill birds and bats.
"That may sound like an environmental Catch-22, but it doesn't need to be. From new designs and smarter locations to high-tech tracking systems and ultrasonic 'boom boxes,' many American #WindFarms are experimenting with various ways to make their turbines safer for flying #wildlife. "
Read more:
https://www.treehugger.com/ways-to-protect-bats-and-birds-from-wind-turbines-4868663
#SolarPunkSunday #RenewablesNow #ProtectWildlife #FlyingWildlife