Comments on: Not Everybody Loves Offshore Wind Power in Spain

By: grant

grant — Sun, 23 May 2010 18:05:24 +0000

@Alfredo

Good to see someone scything through the complexities of the issue. A pity you are obviously visually illiterate. There, it’s easy to throw insults, isn’t it? I remember decades back there were some shocking luddites objecting to offshore oil drilling. Two words: Deepwater Horizon. The law of unintended consequences… Unless we map out a policy of massive reduction of energy demand, the rest is for the birds.

By: James Mitchell

James Mitchell — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:24:06 +0000

The visibility of offshore wind farms depends on the distance from shore and the height of the turbines .
Most offshore wind farms now planned will consist of huge multi megawatt 5MW machines (over 170 metres high) which will be highly visible, dominating and industrialising the seascape. This is one of the reasons why NL, Belgium and Germany have decreed that these huge machines must go outside the 12 nautical mile zone (22km). Hopefully the Spanish government will follow this example and make sure to preserve the scenery and marine wildlife of their wonderful coastlines.
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By: Jo

Jo — Fri, 13 Feb 2009 17:41:15 +0000

@Alfredo
I agree 100%. These people objecting to the offshore windmills are total nutjobs. Possibly evil “gray” aliens.

By: Alfredo Louro

Alfredo Louro — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:19:51 +0000

What nonsense. A 90-meter tower at 20 km has the same apparent size as a penny (2 cm) viewed at 4.2 meters. And as the article says, you can’t even see them from the shore, but you have to climb to the top of a tall building.

For the luddites who think that’s unacceptable, consider the alternatives to wind power. Oil refineries ain’t pretty. Neither is war, or the consequences of global warming.