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Cost Of Wind Power Turbines Is SkyRocketing : TreeHugger

sheaman42 discovered 14 months agoFeatured Review
Increase of 74% for Land-Based, and 48% for Offshore Wind Turbines For years we've heard about how a shortage of silicon kept solar panel prices higher than they would otherwise be. Just as we're expecting supply to improve in that field, we learn that wind turbines are getting more expen... more
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DamonClifford rated 13 months agoenvironment
From the page: "For years we've heard about how a shortage of silicon kept solar panel prices higher than they would otherwise be. Just as we're expecting supply to improve in that field, we learn that wind turbines are getting more expensive. Not just a little, but a lot:"
mikepelton rated 14 months agoenvironment
Increase of 74% for Land-Based, and 48% for Offshore Wind Turbines For years we've heard about how a shortage of silicon kept solar panel prices higher than they would otherwise be. Just as we're expecting supply to improve in that field, we learn that wind turbines are getting more expensive. Not just a little, but a lot: "The price of offshore turbines rose 48 percent to 2.23 million euros ($3.45 million) per megawatt in the past three years, according to BTM Consult APS, a Danish wind power consultant. By comparison, land-based rotors cost 1.38 million euros per megawatt after rising 74 percent in the same period."
sheaman42 rated 14 months agobusiness, wind-power, environment, wind, green
Increase of 74% for Land-Based, and 48% for Offshore Wind Turbines For years we've heard about how a shortage of silicon kept solar panel prices higher than they would otherwise be. Just as we're expecting supply to improve in that field, we learn that wind turbines are getting more expensive. Not just a little, but a lot: "The price of offshore turbines rose 48 percent to 2.23 million euros ($3.45 million) per megawatt in the past three years, according to BTM Consult APS, a Danish wind power consultant. By comparison, land-based rotors cost 1.38 million euros per megawatt after rising 74 percent in the same period."
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