Wind power—a flawed technology

Wind power is marketed crudely and aggressively: most people say they think it is a good thing so, therefore, it is. The extravagant claims are made by celebrities, not engineers. An evaluation of the experiments in Denmark and Germany reveals a less than rosy picture even in papers written by the technology’s proponents.

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• Wind Report 2005
  E.On Netz,  2005
  The annual report of the German grid operator which states the need for 90% of the installed wind capacity to be provided by traditional power stations, which are permanently on line.
• Wind Report 2004
  E.ON Netz,  2004
  Annual Report of German grid operator which links grid instability, low productivity and high costs to increases in wind capacity
• CO2 Emissions Reduction: Time for a Reality Check?
  by Malcolm Keay
  published by Oxford Institute for Energy Studies,  2005
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