Critical Problem with Renewables: they are not at your beck and call
People in Texas are suffering at present on an
unprecedented scale and when the city mayor shot himself in the foot, while the
response should have been a shot in the arm – not in vaccine sense – it hardly helps
to boost the morale of ordinary people, let alone the vulnerable.
Clearly, the demand of electricity has outweighed
supply and the risks of wind power as a substitute are there for all to see.
How many of us saw this coming – the frozen wind turbines? I certainly is not
one of them.
Since the energy provided by wind turbines in Texas
rose from 11% in 2015 to 23% in 2020, i.e., almost a quarter of the state’s
need, everyone talks about the impact on it by the frozen wind turbines for
valid reasons.
Even the website of those who manage the electricity
supply cannot be accessed right now, citing security; it’s like remedying diarrhoea
with a tight pamper.
Over 2 million people are affected it’s just
outrageous to ask people to fend themselves and to be told, ‘no one owes you.’
A picture is circulating online with a helicopter, powered by f
ossil fuels, de-icing the turbine blades with chemicals; the
success of the costly – and risky - operation remains to be seen.
Ice-covered solar panels are not in power-generating
mode either during this difficult time; the removal of ice from them is much
more delicate than the process of removing ice from wind turbines; panels could
potentially be damaged by both chemicals and mechanical tools.
In Europe too, a cold snap is causing havoc and the
countries that heavily rely on renewables are paying a heavy price for turning
their back on fossil fuels.
In Germany, for example, frozen wind turbines and solar
panels, have forced the officials to turn to neighbours in order to bridge the gaps
in domestic electric supply, something that comes from burning fossil fuels
such as coal.
All in all, it’s far too early to make plans to turn
our back on fossil fuels; at this stage, however, it certainly should be confined
to aspirational realm; what we witness in Texas and Germany are true wake-up
calls.
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