#Wind Industry

[raahgroupinc123]

Wind Energy Industry in Delaware: A Growing Renewable Power Hub 

The wind energy industry is steadily gaining traction across the United States, and Delaware is positioning itself as an emerging player in this renewable energy sector. With the growing global focus on sustainable energy, Delaware's strategic location on the East Coast and its commitment to reducing carbon emissions have made it an ideal site for wind energy development. 

Delaware's Commitment to Renewable Energy 

Delaware has set ambitious goals to reduce its dependence on fossil fuels. Under the state's Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS), utilities are required to generate 40% of their electricity from renewable energy sources by 2035. Wind energy, particularly offshore wind, plays a crucial role in achieving this target. The state's proximity to the Atlantic Ocean provides ample opportunity for developing offshore wind farms, which can produce substantial amounts of clean, renewable electricity. 

Offshore Wind Energy Potential 

The Atlantic coastline offers Delaware access to consistent wind patterns, making it ideal for offshore wind farms. In 2020, the state made significant moves toward tapping into this potential by partnering with regional projects like the Skipjack Offshore Wind Project off the coast of Delaware and Maryland. This project, led by Ørsted, aims to generate 120 megawatts of energy, powering thousands of homes and contributing to the state’s clean energy transition. 

Economic Benefits of Wind Energy in Delaware 

Wind energy projects in Delaware are not only beneficial for the environment but also for the state's economy. Investment in wind farms has the potential to create hundreds of jobs in construction, operations, and maintenance. The wind energy sector could provide opportunities for local suppliers and contractors, as well as investments in ports and infrastructure needed to support wind turbine installations. 

Additionally, wind energy can attract businesses that prioritize sustainability in their operations. With the availability of clean energy, Delaware could become a hub for companies seeking to reduce their carbon footprint and operate more sustainably. 

Challenges and Future Prospects 

While Delaware’s wind energy sector is promising, there are some challenges. The cost of developing offshore wind farms can be high, and regulatory approvals and environmental assessments can slow down progress. However, advancements in technology and increased investment in renewable energy infrastructure are expected to make wind energy more cost-effective and viable in the near future. 

Looking ahead, Delaware has the potential to become a key player in the East Coast’s wind energy sector. With ongoing projects and a strong commitment to renewable energy, the state is poised to harness the power of wind to fuel its future growth. 

Conclusion 

Delaware’s wind energy industry is a critical part of the state’s efforts to build a cleaner, more sustainable energy future. With a strong commitment to renewable energy goals and strategic investments in offshore wind projects, Delaware is well on its way to becoming a leader in the wind energy sector. As the industry grows, it will bring economic benefits, reduce carbon emissions, and contribute to the state’s environmental goals, ensuring a cleaner and more sustainable future for generations to come. 

[bixels]

In the past, people in the Animal Crossing community would make fun of Tom Nook as a sleazy landlord. Since then, he's really rehabilitated his image as this 'heart of gold' businessman (he's the one who puts bells and furniture in trees for you to find! he adopted orphans! he donates to charity!), but New Horizons genuinely paints the most devious version of him.

He's successfully privatized settler colonialism: you pay HIM to move to a "deserted island" (which apparently the oceans in the AC world are just full of) and start a colony that he is directly invested in. At best he's running a weird vacation package scam (you arrive on the island with no money and in debt for "using his services"). At worst, he's using you to set up company towns. For god's sake, he literally has his own fake currency that he forces you to use to pay off your debt. But don't worry, he's repackaged it in a way that definitely doesn't sound like an MLM scam: the Nook Mileage Program!

You're no longer just his tenant or his temporary part-timer, you're his business lackey. The entire tutorial section of the game has you spending actual weeks running around completing tasks and doing hard labor to set up his colony. You're even tasked with preparing his properties and finding buyers for them. No, you aren't a tenant anymore. You work for the landlord. You are directly responsible for finding tenants for him. And he doesn't even fucking pay you. Not for setting up town hall and museum, or his nephew's shop –– which is the ONLY store on the entire island that sells necessities –– or bringing KK Slider to town, or helping populate his town. Not a single cent. No, actually, you have to pay HIM to BUY infrastructure like bridges and stairs and park benches. And all the while, he's telling you're the "resident representative"; you get to call the shots! That the reward is the community's progress. That what you're doing is in everyone's best interest (but most importantly, his).

Since NH's release, people have done a lot of legwork to say that Tom Nook isn't a capitalist while the game shows him at his very worst. He owns the only general store in town. You're forced to use a phone that he modified and branded as his own. Buy Nook-branded furniture and merchandise at the self-serve kiosk in the town hall, a governmental building! There's no conflict of interest here!

But hey, if you're tired of being the landlord/business mogul's goon, you can also find work as a deluxe resort home designer for a company that also pays you in their special company currency that can only be used to buy their products instead of a real salary! Because that's what the Animal Crossing franchise needs! More vacation homes!!!

[sciderman]

Yk, I hate that adaptations keep making Peter a high schooler, and not just because it means he never evolves, but because the adaptations now also include wider Marvel, whitch usually (thanks to the MCU) is at the modern day stage with legacy characters and new age teen heroes, meaning that Peter is taking up Miles' spot and you can really tell when they put him next to someone like Kamala Khan or Sam Alexander who are Miles' pals. Tho Peter taking Miles' stuff is just a modern issue overall, just look at MCU whitch just stole and re-skinned Miles' personality, characters, story-beats, even the costume to an extent and then made it worse.

agree 👏

[jangillman]

Right now the average wind farm is about 150 turbines. Each wind turbine needs 80 gallons of oil as lubricant and we're not talking about vegetable oil, this is a PAO synthetic oil based on crude... 12,000 gallons of it. That oil needs to be replaced once a year.

It is estimated that a little over 3,800 turbines would be needed to power a city the size of New York... That's 304,000 gallons of refined oil for just one city.

Now you have to calculate every city across the nation, large and small, to find the grand total of yearly oil consumption from "clean" energy.

Where do you think all that oil is going to come from, the oil fairies?

Not to mention the fact that the large equipment needed to build these wind farms run on petroleum. As well as the equipment required for installation, service, maintenance, and eventual removal.

And just exactly how eco-friendly is wind energy anyway?

Each turbine requires a footprint of 1.5 acres, so a wind farm of 150 turbines needs 225 acres; In order to power a city the size of NYC you'd need 57,000 acres; and who knows the astronomical amount of land you would need to power the entire US. All of which would have to be clear-cut land because trees create a barrier & turbulence that interferes with the 20mph sustained wind velocity necessary for the turbine to work properly (also keep in mind that not all states are suitable for such sustained winds). Boy, cutting down all those trees is gonna piss off a lot of green-loving tree-huggers.

Let's talk about disposal now.

The lifespan of a modern, top quality, highly efficient wind turbine is 20 years.

After that, then what? What happens to those gigantic fiber composite blades?

They cannot economically be reused, refurbished, reduced, repurposed, or recycled so guess what..? It's off to special landfills they go.

And guess what else..? They're already running out of these special landfill spaces for the blades that have already exceeded their usefulness. Seriously! Those blades are anywhere from 120 ft. to over 200 ft. long and there are 3 per turbine. And that's with only 7% of the nation currently being supplied with wind energy. Just imagine if we had the other 93% of the nation on the wind grid... 20 years from now you'd have all those unusable blades with no place to put them... Then 20 years after that, and 20 years after that, and so on.

Golly gee, how green is that?

Oops, I almost forgot about the 500,000 birds that are killed each year from wind turbine blade collisions; most of which are endangered hawks, falcons, owls, geese, ducks, and eagles.

Apparently smaller birds are more agile and able to dart and dodge out of the way of the spinning blades, whereas the larger soaring birds aren't so lucky.

I'm sure the wildlife conservationist folks are just ecstatic about that.

I'm so glad the wind energy people are looking out for the world.

[fisheito]

"Eiden and his companions accidentally run their carriage into two yokai wearing "maid costumes". To take responsibility and make amends, they set off to check out a maid café located in the forest—"

Girl that's just kuya and yakumo on their way back from the island

Wait ,no. Forest...

Girl that's just kuya and garu out for a walk

[horygory]

The Neon Demon (2016)

[xxdoubledaisyxx]

Honey Yum Yum.

All That.

If I had to choose.

She is you.

..."Is that a dead bear in the background? ... seriously. wtf is that?"

To my beloved ghost girlfriend. True Love for Eternity.

When we are bound. We are bound.

Only a fool stands in the way of true love.

And only a fool is slain by Nick Bylotas.

"and this guy is legit."

Certified... (unknown variable.)

If I were you, I would wise up, homie.

Cheers, and Plus One.

We're all in this together.

[possible-streetwear]

Boyd Rice

[tortoisesshells]

✨ weekend wip exposure club ✨

rules: post 7 sentences/a snippet of an unfinished work

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The wind – strong, out of the north – bit cruelly and smelled strange, chemical; when she mentioned it, Burke pointed up the river towards a cluster of squat buildings. “Paper mill. You’ve read a magazine in the last year? Here’s where it came from.” “I thought you were in oil,” she said, looking up at him. “Curiosity pays better dividends than complacency. Besides, we’re not far from Collinsport, and the plant was new when I was a kid – worth talking about.”

[transgaysex]

i do not like animation

[absolutebl]

Thai BL Announced for 2022 but never aired

Does not include those which have since been officially moved to 2023 line up. Those will appear on my 2023 forthcoming lists in Jan.

Art Adore En

Bitter Sweet

Boxer In Heart

Buddy Line Y Animal AKA Buddy Line Y(aoi) Animal

Call My Name

Cinderella Boys

City of Stars AKA Fueangnakorn

Destiny Seeker

Future the series

Heart by Heart

Imado Jinja

Intern In My Heart

Love at First Sight

Make a Wish

Mr. Bad Guy

My Broccoli

My Engineer 2

My Last Love

My Lucky Cat

Nilundon

Past Love In The Future

Past-senger AKA Pastsenger

The Sweet Robot

The Theory series

Trouble Maker

(updated again) 

[listen-to-the-inner-walrus]

in other news,,

[teratheo]

Saw a dracula meme and now I wanna play him. Its 1 am and I wake up in 7 hrs for my train. None injured and none killed because I didn't boot up dbd and actually went to bed #sleepwin #responsible

[nancywheeeler]

"getting my steps in—" no!! just take a walk. stop assigning pseudo numeric values to things that are supposed to be enjoyable.

[horygory]

The Neon Demon (2016)