Hacker News with Generative AI: Wind Power

China installed a record capacity of solar and wind in 2024 – in numbers (electrek.co)
China saw monumental solar and wind growth in 2024, according to data released today by its National Energy Administration (NEA).
China, Renewable Energy, Solar Power, Wind Power, Energy
29 points by zfg 7 days ago | 10 comments
Ask HN: Is wind power financially viable without subsidies? (ycombinator.com)
It's very hard to find current non-ideological information on this topic.
Renewable Energy, Economics, Wind Power, Subsidies
20 points by xnx 7 days ago | 55 comments
Innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines (mena-forum.com)
Record-tall Wind Turbine Towers with 3D-printed Concrete Bases were in the news a few years back. Today, here are six innovative ways to float skyscraper-sized wind turbines. These enormous turbines can reach up to 240m tall—about the size of a skyscraper. Since they are so tall, strong winds far above the sea surface tend to cause the turbine to tilt, so platform designs focus on minimising this tilt while still being cost-competitive with other forms of energy.
Renewable Energy, Engineering, Wind Power, Construction, Sustainability
30 points by yread 19 days ago | 12 comments
Why Did We Wait So Long for Wind Power? (construction-physics.com)
Since the early 2000s, wind power has been a substantial fraction of new electricity capacity in the US. In 2020 wind power was 42% of new electricity generation capacity, and in 2021 it was 32%.
Renewable Energy, Energy, Climate Change, Wind Power
28 points by chautumn 19 days ago | 10 comments
Largest wind-powered cargo ship made first delivery across the Atlantic (fastcompany.com)
Shipping, Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Cargo Ships, Environment
25 points by zdw 143 days ago | 4 comments
China Building Twice as Much Wind and Solar as Rest of World Combined (e360.yale.edu)
China, Renewable Energy, Wind Power, Solar Power
46 points by Brajeshwar 201 days ago | 20 comments