wrote:

speeds are only one third of those forecast. In the worst case
scenario, the figures indicate that it would take more than 15 years
to generate enough 'clean' energy to compensate for the manufacture of
the turbine in the first place":

Only 15 years? Bet it is more by the time you add the carbon cost of
transporting, fitting, and ultimately disposing of it.

--
Cheers,

John.

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