Author Archives: Eclipse Now

Rosie Barnes on Off-shore wind

Yes – it’s twice as expensive as on-shore wind. But it can be less visible (so less complaints and less environmentally destructive than on-shore wind. It also can be much larger, mainly because transporting the super-sized structures is easier by … Continue reading

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Liquid air electricity storage being built across UK and one in Australia – cheap and no rare earths required

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Nice short piece by PBS on the population crash later this century

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Kurzgesagt covers Nuclear Winter

It seems like some of the biggest Youtube channels have decided this really needs covering. A truly horrifying subject! (Um, Americans – vote Biden. He’s old – but at least he listens to input from his team! The “Narcissist in … Continue reading

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Your part of a wind turbine blade is less than a bicycle!

Worried about recycling wind turbine blades? Today’s wind turbines are SO MASSIVE and generate so much power that the per-person amount of composite material used is less than a carbon fibre bicycle! And they tend to last 25 to 30 … Continue reading

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