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Boof,
In 2008, UK started construction of about 650 turbines, 300 of which have been completed. Another 1500 were approved in 2007-2008 but construction has not begun. There appear to be about 2,000 turbines in planning stage since 2007 that have not been approved to this date. If about one third of these are off-shore that's a lot more than one a week.
http://www.bwea.com/ukwed/construction.asp
Neil did you catch this amazing local news story? http://www.abc.net.au/7.30/content/2008/s2440907.htm
The brown coal (lignite) powered aluminium smelter at Portland Victoria will probably get free carbon permits under the 2010 trading scheme since they are special in some way. The wind turbine manufacturer in the same town will probably close down since our new 'green' government can't get its renewable energy policy sorted out. Both Europe and Australia have botched climate policy so far.
Boof,
Yes I watched it yesterday. Lots of speculation about "soft targets" and who is going to get free permits when actually no decisions have been announced. Any reduction from 1990 levels is going to be large because we are 8% above that level now. With luck, aluminium smelting industry in Australia will close because of drop in demand.
It would be tragic if we loose any wind manufacturing capacity because of the time it's taking the government to get renewable assistance programs in place. At least the industry has the targets and dates. SA has already reached the 2020 target.
One positive development has been that the solar PV program seems to be working in spite of a cap at $100,000 family income.
Is SA's achievement nameplate or average output? During the March heatwave my relatives went to take the sea air next to one wind farm (Wattle Pt) which was becalmed therefore not driving aircons.
I think Adelaide had 2000 people install solar PV because of the 46c /kwh feed-in tariff, not the means tested rebate. When they get 200,000 homes on PV that will be progress.