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Winderful

Right now #wind is meeting 65% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

The winderful.uk dashboard showing that wind is generating 16,321 MW. That's enough to run 15,543,810 washing machines.

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

A U.S. judge ruled that a wind farm being developed off New York’s Long Island can resume work halted by the federal government, the fifth such court win for an industry President Donald Trump has sought to cripple. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2026/02/03/energy/trump-offshore-wind-ban-blocked/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #energy #wind #renewables #us #donaldtrump #republicans #energy

Winderful

@winderful@mstdn.social · 3 weeks ago

Right now #wind is meeting 65% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

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Winderful

@winderful@mstdn.social · 3 weeks ago

Right now #wind is meeting 50% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

Winderful

@winderful@mstdn.social · 3 weeks ago

Right now #wind is meeting 50% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

Randahl Fink

@randahl@mastodon.social · 3 weeks ago

Trump calls wind turbines "losers". Meanwhile in Denmark, our wind turbines currently produce 92 percent of all the power consumed.

But you do you, America. 🤷🏻‍♂️

(I am aware this is due to the clown in charge, and not what all US citizens want)

Oliver Schafeld

@oliver_schafeld@mastodon.online · 3 weeks ago

Remember that deranged nonsense #Trump spewed out about #renewables in #Germany?

https://cleantechnica.com/2024/09/11/germany-responds-to-donald-trumps-lies-about-german-electricity-grid/

Actually prices were going *down* due to cheap #wind and #solar #energy.

https://www.agora-energiewende.org/news-events/renewables-cut-german-electricity-costs-and-emissions-lack-of-momentum-seen-in-buildings-and-transport-sectors

Even conservative counties are "keen on green", because they get to participate in the local energy production earnings.

https://www.mdr.de/nachrichten/deutschland/politik/windkraft-solar-anlagen-verpflichtende-abgabe-kommunen-100.html

https://www.tagesschau.de/wirtschaft/technologie/windkraft-gemeinde-100.html

#Energiewende

Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia want to involve municipalities in the expansion of renewable energies
Each wind turbine could generate around €30,000 annually for municipal coffers
When the municipality of Kriebstein votes on a solar park on June 9, money will also be at stake: Kriebstein's mayor, Maria Euchler (Independent Voters), estimates that around €100,000 will then flow into the municipal coffers every year – a welcome source of income for the municipality in the district of Central Saxony.

Translated with DeepL.com (free version) from source MDR — Saxony, Saxony-Anhalt, and Thuringia want to involve municipalities in the expansion of renewable energies Each wind turbine could generate around €30,000 annually for municipal coffers When the municipality of Kriebstein votes on a solar park on June 9, money will also be at stake: Kriebstein's mayor, Maria Euchler (Independent Voters), estimates that around €100,000 will then flow into the municipal coffers every year – a welcome source of income for the municipality in the district of Central Saxony. Translated with DeepL.com (free version) from source MDR

tagesschau.de

Erneuerbare Energien: Windkraft für die Gemeindekasse

In Zeiten klammer Kassen entdecken immer mehr Gemeinden Windräder als Einnahmequelle. Gesetzliche Regelungen erleichtern es ihnen, an das Geld der Anlagenbetreiber zu kommen - so wie in der Gemeinde Mühlenfließ. Von Andreas König.

Windkraft- und Solaranlagen sollen ländlichen Gemeinden künftig Geld bringen | MDR.DE

Sachsen, Sachsen-Anhalt und Thüringen wollen künftig die Kommunen finanziell an den Gewinnen von Windkraft und Solar beteiligen – und so die Akzeptanz stärken. Bisher sind solche Abgaben freiwillig.

Renewables cut German power prices and emissions – lack of momentum seen in buildings and transport sectors

Record amounts of renewable energy and historically low coal-fired power generation resulted in a significant drop to Germany’s greenhouse gas emissions in 2024. This allowed Germany to meet its national climate goal for the year, though it failed to achieve EU climate targets due to lack of progress in the areas of buildings and transport. In order to transfer the positive momentum seen in the electricity sector to the demand sectors, investment incentives for climate-neutral technologies and measures to safeguard attractive electricity prices are essential.

CleanTechnica

Germany Responds to Donald Trump's Lies About German Electricity Grid - CleanTechnica

Support CleanTechnica's work through a Substack subscription or on Stripe. Or support our Kickstarter campaign! Germany may not have liked being pulled into Donald Trump’s closing arguments at the debate last night, or maybe it did, but in either case, the country has responded. In particular, the German Foreign Office ... [continued]

The Japan Times

@thejapantimes@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

A group of northern European nations vowed Monday to build up climate-friendly wind power in the North Sea to achieve greater energy independence from foreign suppliers. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2026/01/27/world/politics/north-sea-wind-power-energy-independence/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #politics #wind #energy #renewables #eu #europe #northsea #germany #greenland #denmark

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Winderful

@winderful@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

Right now #wind is meeting 55% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

Winderful

@winderful@mstdn.social · 4 weeks ago

Right now #wind is meeting 55% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

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Paul Houle

@UP8@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

🦪 Offshore windfarms enhance function of coastal waters and diversity of aquatic life, say researchers

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-offshore-windfarms-function-coastal-diversity.html

#ocean #ecology #conservation #biodiversity #energy #wind #renewables #goodnews

Paul Houle

@UP8@mastodon.social · 4 weeks ago

🦪 Offshore windfarms enhance function of coastal waters and diversity of aquatic life, say researchers

https://phys.org/news/2025-12-offshore-windfarms-function-coastal-diversity.html

#ocean #ecology #conservation #biodiversity #energy #wind #renewables #goodnews

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Bob Tregilus

@elaterite@mastoart.social · last month

Over the past couple of days I have tooted photos of this windmill in black and white. Here's the color version.

#Sunset #Wind #Landscape #Solar #Photography #Darktable

A color landscape photo of a sunset. The sky is covered in horizontal streaks of clouds in various sunset colors. A windmill is silhouetted by the sky and stands on the right with its vanes facing the camera. Its sail, the tail part, is folded and points toward the right indicating the windmill is in a locked position. TO the left of the windmill is a small rectangular solar panel that is close to the ground. Below the solar panel a wood fence and the ground can barely be seen in the darkness. Beyond the solar panel and fence is a thin strip of water in a lake that reflects the bright sunset in the sky. On the horizon is a distant mountain range.

Bob Tregilus

@elaterite@mastoart.social · last month

Over the past couple of days I have tooted photos of this windmill in black and white. Here's the color version.

#Sunset #Wind #Landscape #Solar #Photography #Darktable

Hacker News

@h4ckernews@mastodon.social · last month

In Europe, Wind and Solar Overtake Fossil Fuels

https://e360.yale.edu/digest/europe-wind-solar-fossil-fuels

#HackerNews #Europe #Renewable #Energy #Wind #Solar #FossilFuels #Sustainability

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Bob Tregilus

@elaterite@mastoart.social · last month

Spotlight on Aermotor.

#NotAI #Wind #Energy #BlackAndWhite #Moon #Photography #Darktable

A black and white landscape photo of a windmill backlit by the Moon. The windmill is like a many bladed fan with a tail fin sticking out of the back. On the tail fin it says, "The Aermotor Chicago." The birght Moon is behind the hub of the fan and is thus lighting the area around the blades. otherwise, the sky is dark with a few streaks from a high thin layer of clouds.

Bob Tregilus

@elaterite@mastoart.social · last month

Spotlight on Aermotor.

#NotAI #Wind #Energy #BlackAndWhite #Moon #Photography #Darktable

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Bob Tregilus

@elaterite@mastoart.social · last month

The old and the new. Solar and wind.

#BlackAndWhite #Landscape #Solar #Wind #Photography #Darktable

A landscape photo of a solar panel and a windmill silhouetted against a bright sky of horizontally streaked clouds. The solar panel is low in the foreground just right of center. The tall windmill sits on the right. The tail vane of the windmill is pointed toward the right and the large fan toward the left. The sky is streaked in many layers of dark and light clouds. A sliver of a lake is seen cutting from left to right just above the nearly black foreground. The windmill blades and tail vane has many holes in it from irresponsible shooters.

Bob Tregilus

@elaterite@mastoart.social · last month

The old and the new. Solar and wind.

#BlackAndWhite #Landscape #Solar #Wind #Photography #Darktable

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Winderful

@winderful@mstdn.social · last month

Right now #wind is meeting 69% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk

Winderful

@winderful@mstdn.social · last month

Right now #wind is meeting 69% of the National Grid's electricity demand. https://winderful.uk