Germany begins dismantling wind farm for coal
Germany begins dismantling wind farm for coal
German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the Western region of North Rhine Westphalia.
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German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia.
I thought renewables were cheaper than coal. How is this possible?
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I think this headline is misleading.
A better headline might read: “Coal found beneath wind farm. Turbines dismantled to make room for mining operation.”
186 8 ReplyStill, its lignite, they should cease all mining operations.
53 1 ReplyLignite is the worst coal, most polluting and least energy dense afaik, why would you bother mining it
33 1 ReplyBecause they get subsidies from the govt bc they employ a whole region and are a super big energy company. They need to be dismantled.
17 2 ReplyBecause it's there and you want a steady supply of cheap electricity, that's why.
6 6 ReplyAnd thus, climate change.
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Shouldn't they build a new wind farm though? Why aren't the eco fanatics protesting against this infamy?
They are litteraly replacing a wind farm with a coal mine!
9 3 ReplyIf the turbines are still good, they can just be moved, although it looks like they're EOL anyway, so I'm guessing they'll just be scrapped.
Won't make a huge difference to the general trend in the German energy mix, which is towards more renewables + importing French nuclear energy.
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I.. I dont think that really helped make the title misleading
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