HaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agoTrump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Five days later, European countries agreed to build one of the planet’s biggest wind farms in the North Seaedition.cnn.comexternal-linkmessage-square74fedilinkarrow-up1656arrow-down111
arrow-up1645arrow-down1external-linkTrump said wind power is for ‘stupid people.’ Five days later, European countries agreed to build one of the planet’s biggest wind farms in the North Seaedition.cnn.comHaraldvonBlauzahn@feddit.org to Europe@feddit.orgEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square74fedilink
minus-squareTywèle@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up9·2 months agoRenewables are also more decentralised or at least they can be.
minus-squareBillyClark@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 months agoThere’s also a huge barrier to entry in fossil fuels, since the existing industry owns the oil wells and refineries. Any dumb asshole can just go build a wind turbine.
minus-squarepticrix@lemmy.calinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months ago… so it IS for stupid people! (/s, obvs)
minus-squarevzqq@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·2 months ago There’s also a huge barrier to entry in fossil fuels, since the existing industry owns the oil wells and refineries. And the patents you need to license to build them.
minus-squareBillyClark@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·2 months agoWell, patents only last for 20 years. I’m sure they have newer processes that have been patented in the last 20 years, but I’m also sure that they are using refineries more than 20 years old.
Renewables are also more decentralised or at least they can be.
There’s also a huge barrier to entry in fossil fuels, since the existing industry owns the oil wells and refineries.
Any dumb asshole can just go build a wind turbine.
… so it IS for stupid people! (/s, obvs)
And the patents you need to license to build them.
Well, patents only last for 20 years. I’m sure they have newer processes that have been patented in the last 20 years, but I’m also sure that they are using refineries more than 20 years old.