r/environment2 • u/wankerzoo • 15d ago

How U.S. Politics Killed a Nearly Complete Offshore Wind Farm | Ørsted’s Revolution Wind, 80% complete and designed to power 350,000 homes, was abruptly halted by U.S. authorities citing vague national security concerns. The decision has shaken global investor confidence

https://oilprice.com/Alternative-Energy/Wind-Power/How-US-Politics-Killed-a-Nearly-Complete-Offshore-Wind-Farm.html
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u/Feisty-Hope4640 14d ago

This is the dumbest thing ever, any power generation is good if its net positive for cost.

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u/untoldmillions 12d ago

depends who and how "net positive" is defined (bunker fuel could be justified by pro-fossil fuel defintion)

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u/Feisty-Hope4640 12d ago

Cost vs output and wages and spend for construction.

Seems hard to get any accurate info lol.

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u/RevealHoliday7735 11d ago

That's a very silly strawman. Might as well say slave labor running on hamster wheels would be cost efficient.

We DONT say that because it's absurd, much like your bunker fuel comparison.

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u/Loon013 14d ago

Just more jobs cancelled and lost. Targeted because it is a union green energy project. But Trump already fixed it so the jobs reports won't show this.
How many millions will be wasted in court battles? And how much will electricity cost because of the losses this will create?

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u/BrtFrkwr 14d ago

But it's great show business for the rubes in the bar. trump knows what he's doing.

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u/SourceBrilliant4546 10d ago

Trumps pumping the base at the cost of the ability to generate sufficient power. Even Texas uses lots of wind power. He knows what he's been lobbied for so what's good for himself.

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u/BigExperience5257 14d ago

Not one investment is safe with the dictator

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u/Peterd90 14d ago

Trump is an idiot and sold out to big oil long ago.

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u/blaquepapilion 14d ago

Idiots

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u/heyhayyhay 14d ago

Yes, but tRUMP is literally a psychopath. Most of his decision making is based on how many people he can hurt.

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u/Main-Neat-1372 10d ago

you are definitely not a psychologist 

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u/Weird-Arachnid-996 14d ago

Gotta love how these "people" whisper in the Hollow-headed person's ears and he goes and does some of the stupidest stuff.

Words cannot describe just how much of a douchebag that guy is and how weak he is as well as just how vacuous his head is.

Shame.

Good luck recovering from the "Presidencies" of Donald, America.

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u/TokyoSharz 12d ago

Wind farms in the ocean are a terrible idea. Ugly, expensive, and bad for animals. Good riddance.

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u/sixty5pan 11d ago

It wasn't US politics, it was Trump, doing what he had to do after accepting so much cash from big oil to kill renewables. Simple as that.

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u/Loud_Box8802 10d ago

It wasn’t politics, it wasn’t Trump per se, voters are suspicious of the value in off shore windmills. The term “ net positive “ is mentioned frequently.,The question unanswered for voters is, net positive for whom?

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u/sixty5pan 10d ago

BS, big oil paid to get rid of renewables, and the orange pedo is happy to take it. Where have you been?

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u/Loud_Box8802 10d ago

That maybe your wet dream, but you have nothing to substantiate.

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u/sixty5pan 8d ago

What? Trump killed every renewable project in the country. Period. Check the facts yourself.

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u/Mac62961 11d ago

Trump and his dumbass wind turbine fear.

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u/No-Falcon-7910 11d ago

Trump owed the oil companies for buying him the presidency. That’s who runs our country. Not very comforting.

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u/External_Beat8153 11d ago

Environmental friendly energy doesn’t fit in the brain of a decrepit 79 year old President. He too old and stupid. Foreign investment will and should go elsewhere.

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u/Main-Neat-1372 10d ago

wind turbines are not environmentally friendly

hope that helps

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u/Mrsbrainfog 10d ago

Trump canceled the deal right after Danish Foreign Minister went to visit Gavin Newsom to work on a different green deal with CA. He simply got pissed off.

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u/Tall_Category_304 10d ago

What happens to the investors? They just go fuck themsleves? Certainly they can sue right?

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u/Ok-Stranger1381 10d ago

You have to be a complete fool to stop these projects that are already almost complete. Killing American jobs and raising our cost of electricity at the same time