Comments on: Danish Island Is Energy Self-Sufficient

By: JWFITZ

JWFITZ — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 03:41:18 +0000

Completely stupid. What did it cost? That money came from somewhere? What, the oil industry. Financial footprint is every bit as important as carbon, and are inseparable–but a bummer, unfortunately.

Nice gimmick, but there’s only one answer, and it’s not turbines. It’s call reducing consumption. No point in arguing about it, because it’s self evident. Those that will, will–or those that won’t,well, won’t. This is going to become a matter of survival not ideology very soon.

This post from some dude on an island in the middle of the pacific where they pretend to play with wind power too. . .

By: Jon

Jon — Sat, 14 Mar 2009 22:05:41 +0000

The turbines pictured are possibly from another location in Denmark. I visited Samsø a few weeks ago and currently there are 10 turbines on land and 11 offshore. As for cost, the islanders invested shares in the turbines and now not only get their electricity for free, but make a healthy profit by selling the excess energy back to the mainland.

By: Bill

Bill — Sat, 15 Sep 2007 00:42:51 +0000

Well Bob, what is the cost of non-renewables? You know us silly-greens will want to factor in things like the toll oil burning pollution takes on our lives as well as the the US defense budget which is keeping the world safe for oil elites. By the way don’t just figure in the billions spent in the current war, but please try to add in a coin or two for each loss of human life.

Indeed, the cost of the wind turbines approaches zero in comparison to the REAL costs of an oil based economy.

By: Bob

Bob — Mon, 23 Apr 2007 22:40:37 +0000

Can’t put a cost on renewable energy? What a ridiculous idea – no wonder Greens aren’t taken seriously. The only way carbon reduction will take place is through cost-effective carbon-neutral energy production – and if the energy comes from a sustainable source, so much the better.

By: Fredto

Fredto — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 12:35:45 +0000

Cost? I don’t think you can put a cost on renewable energy. This is possibly the best news I’ve heard in quite a while.

It’s also probably the best hope we have not to suffocate in the next 50 years. Not that it would be such a bad thing for humanity (to suffocate, that is) but we’re not alone on the planet. And I’m not talking about aliens.

By: RE

RE — Sat, 14 Apr 2007 19:22:44 +0000

It says 10 turbins, but there are 15 in the pic! Which is correct?

By: Ross

Ross — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 00:51:15 +0000

Good, now lets do this by country.

By: Luke

Luke — Mon, 02 Apr 2007 17:18:02 +0000

Cool but man it must’ve cost a bit to get those 10 wind turbines put up, especially for 4000 people