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minus-squareTheGrandNagus@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up17·11 months agoUK does pretty well for wind power. 7 of the top 10 offshore wind farms by capacity, and all of the top 5. Of the 16 large farms currently being constructed worldwide, 5 of them are UK farms. I read a while back that the UK and Ireland get over 40% of the wind that blows over Europe, so at least it’s being put to good use.
minus-squareDasnap@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·11 months agoWe try to find a benefit for our shit weather.
minus-squareAA5B@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·11 months agoMeanwhile, we keep being told offshore wind can never work
UK does pretty well for wind power.
7 of the top 10 offshore wind farms by capacity, and all of the top 5.
Of the 16 large farms currently being constructed worldwide, 5 of them are UK farms.
I read a while back that the UK and Ireland get over 40% of the wind that blows over Europe, so at least it’s being put to good use.
We try to find a benefit for our shit weather.
Meanwhile, we keep being told offshore wind can never work