Vote Solar Over Wind Everytime!
I don’t want this to sound like i’m starting a war against wind power, but i wanted to point out that i think there are potentially environmental issues with harnessing the wind, vs that of harnessing the sun. Don’t get me wrong, wind is number 2 after solar as my preferred source of electricity. I choose nuclear, the glass coated “pebble bed”, “safe reactor” 3rd for reducing CO2.
If you cringe when you read “nuclear”, let me tell you what has started to make me cringe in the world of renewable energy. It’s harnessing the winds and oceans currents, because of the potential damage that it may cause. All my feelings on the topic changed when i heard about how the energy of the ocean gulf streams, the global conveyor, could be harnessed to provide clean power. A number was mentioned, that by capturing just 1/4 of the energy, these streams could provide all the electrical power needed for the planet. Great, but what happens to europe, to the people in the North Atlantic, etc. if the climate is damaged by “harvesting” clean energy?
I’m sure that their are similar issues with harness wind, to excess. If we believe that man’s CO2 output can destroy the earth’s environment, then we should also be wary of harvesting nature’s “bounty” to solve the problem. It was nature’s bounty, petroleum, coal, etc. that got us here. Sure wind power is way better than hydrocarbon derived power, but i think that at this point, solar appears to have the fewest issues. This of course assumes the solar manufacturing process is environmentally neutral, which i suspect is not the case. I guess I’ll be trying to research the manufacturing story to get some facts. keep checking in.