Wind turbines work by extracting some of the kinetic energy from moving air and transferring it to the blades that move in a circle.

No moving parts means no kinetic energy.

Sorry.

Bladeless Wind Turbines?

Iceland is lucky enough to have incredible geothermal resources.  And while it’s not alone in that regard, most parts of the world require drilling through some of the toughest rock on the planet.

That’s the reason that solar and wind have come to dominate the landscape of renewables; their costs have plummeted in recent years, making things like geothermal noncompetitive in most regions.

Geothermal in Iceland

To the author of the meme here, I respond:

Yes, all this is true.  But we must never forget that we voted for this, not once but twice.

Still, a full 30% of us support the lies, the stupidity, and the criminality, while our enemies are popping to the tops off of champagne bottles.  Russia took us down without firing a shot.  China is making its way toward world domination, largely because the United States committed suicide.

Fifty years ago, we were a reasonably well-educated and principled people.

Now, we’re a blend of greedy pigs and hateful imbeciles.

We have no one to blame for the implosion of America but ourselves.

It would be incorrect to say that literally no one saw this coming, but it took the overwhelming majority of the world by complete surprise.

Things Have Changed