Tag Archives: wind energy
Buildings affect winds
A 2022 trip to Dubai made me wonder how much research there was on the effects cities, especially those that are rapidly urbanising as well as are building taller, wider structures more closely packed together, had on the winds that … Continue reading
Posted in Scicomm, Science
Tagged Journal of Advances in Modelling Earth Systems, Shanghai, skyscrapers, urban heat island, Venturi effect, wind energy, wind speed
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Renewable energy and technological debt
Renewable energy is a bit like oil. Continue reading
Posted in Op-eds
Tagged climate adaptation, LMIC, nature-based solutions, renewable energy, resource colonialism, technical debt, wind energy, World Bank, YAGNI
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A windier world
A new paper in Nature Climate Change reports a reversal in “terrestrial stilling” since 2010 – i.e. global wind speeds, thought to be in decline thanks to deforestation and real estate development, actually stopped slowing around 2010 and have been … Continue reading
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Tagged climate change, climate crisis, climate emergency, plastic, steel, terrestrial stilling, wind energy, wind turbine
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