German energy giant RWE has begun dismantling a wind farm to make way for a further expansion of an open-pit lignite coal mine in the western region of North Rhine Westphalia.

I thought renewables were cheaper than coal. How is this possible?

  • RagnarokOnline@reddthat.com
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    1 year ago

    I think this headline is misleading.

    A better headline might read: “Coal found beneath wind farm. Turbines dismantled to make room for mining operation.”

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      1 year ago

      Shouldn’t they build a new wind farm though? Why aren’t the eco fanatics protesting against this infamy?

      They are litteraly replacing a wind farm with a coal mine!

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        1 year ago

        If the turbines are still good, they can just be moved, although it looks like they’re EOL anyway, so I’m guessing they’ll just be scrapped.

        Won’t make a huge difference to the general trend in the German energy mix, which is towards more renewables + importing French nuclear energy.