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2022-07-28 13:00:09

You have that opinion until you are supposed to be expropriated for something like that or the route runs through your property/just in front of your house...

If I build near an existing railway line or airport, I know what I’m getting into... If the residents were there first, I find criticism quite legitimate...

I knew the extreme cases would come right away. That’s not what it’s about. It’s about examples where there are citizens’ initiatives (also with us), that for example don’t want wind turbines within 1 km of the village. Or recently in Berlin. A housing estate with 800 apartments is to be built, many of them social housing. Now the citizens are against it because they fear that many more cars will drive on their streets and that there will be traffic jams. Sorry, there has to be a limit somewhere. Affordable housing and cheap electricity, yes, but then please so that I don’t see the routes etc. That just doesn’t work...

2022-07-28 13:00:39

Providing living space is generally not the task of the "state"

I would say it is. Or rather, not necessarily to provide it oneself, but to ensure that there is enough affordable housing for everyone. This is a fundamental right, and protecting it is the core task of the state.

and a single-family house or semi-detached house new build has nothing to do with affordable housing.

I agree with you there.

2022-07-28 13:26:55

no wind turbines within 1 km of the village

Quite understandable. Those things are huge. We're now talking about 250m, here in the wind-poor south usually still on hilltops and therefore seemingly much higher. And the things are loud; one kilometer is not enough if you are downwind. There is also an urban-rural conflict here. The city people want wind turbines and build them right next to the village of the rural population. I haven't heard of anyone wanting to build wind turbines in city parks, even though there are enough parks where you could place a wind turbine according to the 2H rule.

The government is fully committed to climate protection and thus the prices/costs for citizens are rising. See Renewable Energy Act surcharge or generally rising energy prices

I have to announce a sad truth. The so-called climate protection will not happen without cuts to living standards and it will cost significantly more than the announced scoop of ice cream per month. Energy prices are only the tip of the iceberg and have currently exploded mainly for other reasons. Politics has not been and is not honest in this regard. The Achilles' heel of democracy, after all. In addition, there is an unknown amount of money and impositions for adapting to climate change. Whether it’s 1 degree, 1.5 or 2 degrees, if the climate changes, people will have to adapt. This starts with coastal protection, continues with flood protection, and ends with the question of whether it should be permitted to automatically water one’s English lawn in the garden. Not to mention public green spaces, since no one can water 30,000 sqm of city park every day.

2022-07-28 13:31:24

There are now also new types of wind turbines, which make significantly less noise and are overall much more efficient with only slightly less maximum power. But there is probably some lobby again (probably even the wind turbine industry).

2022-07-28 13:43:25

Completely understandable. Those things are huge. We’re now talking about 250m, here in the low-wind south usually still on the hilltops and therefore feeling much higher. And those things are loud; one kilometer distance is not enough if you are downwind.
There is also a city-country conflict here, by the way. City dwellers want wind turbines and build them right next to the village of the rural population. I haven’t heard of anyone wanting to build wind turbines in city parks, although there are plenty of parks where a wind turbine could be placed according to the 2H rule.

I have to announce a sad truth. The so-called climate protection will not be possible without cuts in the standard of living, and it will cost significantly more than the promised scoop of ice cream per month. Energy prices are just the tip of the iceberg and have currently exploded mainly for other reasons. Politics has not been and is not honest in this regard. The Achilles’ heel of democracy, as it were.
On top of that comes an unknown amount of money and impositions for adapting to climate changes. Whether 1 degree, 1.5 or 2 degrees, if the climate changes, one will have to adapt. It starts with coastal protection, goes through flood protection, and ends with the question of whether it should be allowed to automatically water your English lawn in the garden. Not to mention public green spaces, because nobody can water 30,000 sqm of city park every day.

Regarding wind turbines. We also have a few standing in Brandenburg :-) I can’t confirm that they are loud, even from less than 1 km distance. Noise disturbance is often a subjective perception. If the construction of wind turbines were promoted, we would certainly already have reached the point where they would be much more efficient/quieter, etc. See, for example, electric cars. How quickly and in such a short time everyone is developing…

And an example regarding the government and their slowness. We have already had problems with fires in Brandenburg years ago. This year it has become even more extreme. Among other things because of the pine forests (they burn very easily) but also because the firebreaks are not maintained by the municipalities but have become overgrown. Now the government is considering purchasing a firefighting aircraft. Or also the water shortage in some communities. There is a lot of talk about climate change, but no government so far is preparing for it… And the longer it takes, the more expensive it will be.

2022-07-28 13:47:40

There are now also new types of wind turbines that make significantly less noise and are overall much more efficient with only slightly less maximum power. But there is probably some lobby again (most likely the wind turbine industry).

In Spain, there are wind turbines without rotor blades. You can look it up. There is also a statement from Germany corresponding to ’s assumption:

"Criticism comes from Germany In Germany, wind power supporters view the project critically. Upon request, the Federal Association of Wind Energy stated: “With the globally established wind turbines with three rotor blades, we have an inexpensive, powerful, and mature technology.” The turbines in Spain, however, still have to prove themselves; it is not possible to assess “whether they are sensible regarding efficiency and costs.”

Meanwhile, prototypes tested in Spain have already proven that the concept works. Although the energy yield is about 30 percent lower than that of a comparable wind turbine, the vortex columns are 40 percent cheaper to purchase and about 80 percent cheaper in maintenance."

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