Busting the Myths (Again) on Wind Energy

Busting the Myths (Again) on Wind Energy - 17 Aug 2012 - Opinion

Busting the Myths (Again) on Wind Energy

Myth-busting is a regular part of my job. There's a great deal of misinformation peddled in the media about wind energy, so when known offenders resurface it's always worth spending time to set the record straight. This time the source was a certain Professor Gordon Hughes in a briefing paper he wrote for the Global Warming Policy Foundation , an outfit which actively attacks wind energy and doesn't want wind to be part of our energy mix. FURTHER READING JDR Cables inks major German wind farm deal US energy wars intensify as Obama lampoons Romney’s anti-wind stance Among the more absurd assertions put forward in this paper is the contention that wind energy is 10 times more expensive than gas, but his comparison is flawed. He fails to include the cost of gas itself and only includes the cost of building a gas-fired power station and the infrastructure to go with it. As mos...

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RT @npowerbusiness: Confused by wind energy? Maria McCaffery from @RenewableUK tackles misconceptions here [link] via @BusinessGreen ^MB
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Confused by wind energy? Maria McCaffery from @RenewableUK tackles misconceptions here [link] via @BusinessGreen ^MB
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RT @nadgreenpower: Busting the Myths (Again) on Wind Energy - 17 Aug 2012 - Opinion from BusinessGreen [link] via @businessgreen
@VilhelmOberg » 17 Aug '12, 3pm
@RenewableUK rebuts latest anti-wind propaganda #renewables #wind [link] via @BusinessGreen
@James_BG » 17 Aug '12, 3pm
And @RenewableUK has decided to try and correct the latest wave of wind energy myths [link]
@LoCO2Energy » 17 Aug '12, 3pm
Great little article from McCaffery @RenewableUK - Busting the Myths (Again) on Wind Energy [link] #climate #eco #energy #co2
@James_BG » 17 Aug '12, 3pm
But lots of spurious ranting over whether you should compare capital or running costs [link] #missingthepoint
@wclimate » 17 Aug '12, 3pm
Busting the Myths (Again) on Wind Energy #GlobalWarmingPolicyFoundation, [link]
@James_BG » 17 Aug '12, 3pm
Loving the debate below the line in response to op-ed today from @RenewableUK - barely one mention of climate change! [link]
@Sjwallwork » 17 Aug '12, 12pm
RT @renewablesvoice: RenewableUK CE: anti-wind power report by Global Warming Policy Foundation based on "absurd assertions" [link] ^AM
@richonlyinname » 17 Aug '12, 11am
RT @ELNVicky: It's certainly stoked Twitter debate as @JamesBG's noted RT @Good_Energy: Wind energy myth busting from @RenewableUK [link]
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It's certainly stoked Twitter debate as @JamesBG's noted RT @Good_Energy: Wind energy myth busting from @RenewableUK [link]
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“Wind energy is not intermittent its variable" myth busting from @RenewableUK [link]”
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RT @Good_Energy: Wind energy myth busting from @RenewableUK [link]
@JohnyMoz » 17 Aug '12, 11am
Splitting hairs... RT @PlanktonMath "Finally, wind is not intermittent, it is variable." #marketingbullshit [link]
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RT @SeaforthEnergy: UK wind is "offsetting more than five and a half million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year.".... [link]
@mark_lynas » 17 Aug '12, 9am
RT @PlanktonMath: The spokespeople for renewable energy should realize you don't counter misinformation with more misinformation. [link]
@SeaforthEnergy » 17 Aug '12, 9am
UK wind is "offsetting more than five and a half million tonnes of carbon dioxide emissions every year.".... [link]
@CountCarbon » 17 Aug '12, 9am
"Finally, wind is not intermittent, it is variable." #marketingbullshit [link]
@CountCarbon » 17 Aug '12, 9am
The spokespeople for renewable energy should realize you don't counter misinformation with more misinformation. [link]
@CountCarbon » 17 Aug '12, 9am
RenewableUK: DECC says bills lower in 2020 if we invest in clean energy, not fossil fuels. When did DECC say this? [link]
@envirobastards » 17 Aug '12, 9am
@RenewableUK's Maria McCaffery does some 'myth busting' on #wind #energy : [link] #renewables
@renewablesvoice » 17 Aug '12, 9am
RenewableUK CE: anti-wind power report by Global Warming Policy Foundation based on "absurd assertions" [link] ^AM
@HutcheonTracy » 17 Aug '12, 8am
RT @carbonbrief: RenewableUK weigh in on GWPF anti-wind report [link] Our look at the same report [link]
@Vayu_consulting » 17 Aug '12, 8am
Maria McCaffery tackles wind energy myths [link] #wind #ukwind #energy #renewables @RenewableUK
@Adam_Grant_Bell » 17 Aug '12, 8am
Always good to see my former @RenewableUK colleagues smashing one of the sillier GWPF myths: [link]
@carbonbrief » 17 Aug '12, 8am
RenewableUK weigh in on GWPF anti-wind report [link] Our look at the same report [link]
@jennifercwebber » 17 Aug '12, 8am
Love that from @james_bg - might change my twitbio to "frustrated of Victoria" [link]
@jennifercwebber » 17 Aug '12, 8am
RT @James_BG: And RenewableUK is rather frustrated with the deeply flawed anti-wind reports it has to rebuff each week [link]
@James_BG » 17 Aug '12, 8am
And RenewableUK is rather frustrated with the deeply flawed anti-wind reports it has to rebuff each week [link]
@MikeEcoPR » 17 Aug '12, 8am
Tabloid claims that "wind energy costs 10 times more than gas" ignores, err, need to buy any gas: [link] via @JessicaBG
@RUKRhysT » 17 Aug '12, 8am
Busting the Myths (Again) on Wind Energy, 17 Aug 2012, Opinion from Maria McCaffery in BusinessGreen [link] via @businessgreen
@DavidIngUK » 17 Aug '12, 8am
RT @SustMeme: Blowing away misconceptions: Busting the Myths (Again) on #Wind #Energy | Maria McCaffery @RenewableUK [link] #renewable
@SustMeme » 17 Aug '12, 8am
Blowing away misconceptions: Busting the Myths (Again) on #Wind #Energy | Maria McCaffery @RenewableUK [link] #renewable
@JessicaBG » 17 Aug '12, 8am
& @RenewableUK's Maria McCaffery takes issue with the latest misconceptions found in anti-wind energy reports [link]
@spectrumvoice » 17 Aug '12, 9am
RenewableUK CE: anti-wind power report by Global Warming Policy Foundation based on "absurd assertions" [link] ^AM
@thePeoplesPower » 17 Aug '12, 8am
@RenewableUK's Maria McCaffery on 'Busting the Myths on Wind Energy' [link] #renewables
@sandbagorguk » 17 Aug '12, 8am
RT @carbonbrief: RenewableUK weigh in on GWPF anti-wind report [link] Our look at the same report [link]
@Rapanuiclothing » 17 Aug '12, 8am
RT @James_BG: And RenewableUK is rather frustrated with the deeply flawed anti-wind reports it has to rebuff each week [link]
@EarthOrgUK » 17 Aug '12, 8am
RT @James_BG: And RenewableUK is rather frustrated with the deeply flawed anti-wind reports it has to rebuff each week [link]
@Energy_Legal » 17 Aug '12, 8am
Busting the Myths (Again) on #wind #energy [link]
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Busting the Myths (Again) on Wind Energy [link]