Do wind turbines heat or cool the earth? Missile silos block turbines in NE

We had a great time at?WindEnergy Hamburg 2022?last week; more on that later. In this episode we discuss compelling, but conflicting, new research showing how wind turbines heat, or maybe cool, the earth. Scottish company?Edge Solutions?and US-based?Rope Partner?created a?leading edge protection shield?that's gotten high marks in European installations and in testing at?ORE Catapult.?Joel explains why solutions like this shield make sense.?We look at potential impacts of the Biden administration's recent?$50M investment?in floating offshore wind development.?$31M is for ATLANTIS.?

?? Bonus: did you know?ATLANTIS is an?acronym? Rosemary did.??

And an?already-approved wind project in Nebraska?could increase the state's?wind production by 25%.?BUT, it's too close to missile silos, operated by the?US Air Force for 50+ years.?Is a compromise possible????Listen Now?

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New study says wind turbines have a cooling effect, but -?

Other research has said that wind will warm the earth

How US plans to invest $50M in floating wind

Ropes Partner, Edge Solution's LE Erosion shield could last 50 years

Can this NE wind development be saved?

Above:?Uptime host Allen Hall speaks with?Martin Huus Bjerge of?Rope Robotics?at WindEnergy Hamburg 2022. More from the show here.

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