The only thing I missed is merging every map to see how they overlap.

@foute90s

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thought.

@burreifort

3 жыл бұрын

Care to elaborate that?

@Angel24Marin

3 жыл бұрын

@@burreifort The actual installations, the planned ones, the suitable areas, the fishing areas and the military restricted zones in a single map to see in a simple glace how they overlap.

@felicious6384

2 жыл бұрын

Technically, it would be very simple if each of the types of information would be on just one layer each. But he is not showing just maps, rather he animates stuff. So, I don't know how this influences things. Might be really time-consuming to make things work.

Its hard to believe that this is work of one guy with a microphone. Video quality is insane.

@guff9567

3 жыл бұрын

Pity he supports wind theft from the birds.

@dietcab-kem6142

3 жыл бұрын

@@guff9567 Really?

@guff9567

3 жыл бұрын

@@dietcab-kem6142 Give us back our wind. Signed: The Birds.

@joelp7665

3 жыл бұрын

Invest in north sea wind farms (+3 civ)

@roky1337

3 жыл бұрын

@@guff9567 This must be an old petition. I think The Birds disbanded in 1967.

Those turbine areas could help in helping maintain safe areas for fish to repopulate every season.

@certaindeath7776

3 жыл бұрын

we could even create some artificial banks for windfarms + sea life.

@pablocejas01

3 жыл бұрын

@@certaindeath7776 that’s what Windmills do at their base which is underwater from what I understood. If you consider also seaweeds that will hugely help biodiversity in the north sea

@guff9567

3 жыл бұрын

Ridiculous. The evil humans are stealing the wind from the birds

@garry8390

3 жыл бұрын

@@guff9567 Lol... Nice

@kofola9145

3 жыл бұрын

@@pablocejas01 Does that include being a giant source of vibration to an environment that is big on vibrations? Like fishes have this organ that allows them to sense vibration and they use it to navigate their environment. Whales use vibrations to communicate. How is that going to work?

Your last three videos are much better than anything you've done before. I'm glad that you removed the cartoon version of yourself, the videos now seem more focused and have a smoother pace. I hope you'll soon reach 100k subs.

Amazing analysis and delivery with nice graphics and referencing the data, keep it up this channel has a good future :)

When I go the the coast in the North East of the UK I can see loads of wind turbines spinning. It's always windy out at sea.

In the UK, the offshore wind farms have been reported on quite thoroughly by the BBC

Oh man I learned so much from this, the "Blue Banana" for example is just another deep rabbit hole I'm just falling into :D

Je video’s zijn zo goed gemaakt man, keep up the good work!!

Amazing to see the channel growing! :D Much deserved.

Great video, as always! :)

This is incredible, i didn't even knew this project existed. Impressive, first i didn't get how Germany would manage without nuclear energy, but i'm begining to understand the big picture now...

@kundbalint4091

3 жыл бұрын

It still bothers me, that they didn't do this whole denuclearisation after they became 100% renewable, so they can replace them with green energy, not coal...

@Janoip

3 жыл бұрын

The main problem we have in Germany is the storage and that we need new power lines to southern Germany (already for a few decades in the conversation), but environmental associations / organizations, private citizens, etc. brake / prevent this, through lawsuits / expert opinions and many people do not want to have one through their garden / property. If then still a rare insect, mouse, bat species is found, it will not go forward for a few years, e.g. like other major projects in Germany Stuttgart 21 (lizards and mice).

@bujinkan1603

3 жыл бұрын

@@Janoip Storage could be overcome with Switzerland. We have a big storage lake, which is empty atm cuz it's not profitable atm. But I guess, this won't be an option cuz politics....

@redsquirrel3893

3 жыл бұрын

@@bujinkan1603 With current wind and solar prices It now actually makes seance to over produce by a large margin and curtail as well as trying to store it. I also imagine the hydrogen industry will be fairly flexible in terms of the demand side assuming it can scale up enough.

@samsungs7980

3 жыл бұрын

@@kundbalint4091 there is nothing renewable in windmills, since they have limited lifespan, are prone to malfunctions and are non-recyclable.

lol I remember when your videos had 100 views... And now you have more than 30.000 subscribers! You deserve it, your videos are really good and informative.

@IntoEurope

3 жыл бұрын

I remember when I had 15 views on a video that took 4 days to make (and was happy about it) :,) Thanks for the support! :)

I’m really proud to see you go from 100 subs to this... keep going dude!

@guff9567

3 жыл бұрын

Sick. Nothing but pure Gestapo sick. The wind belongs to the birds. And it's being stolen.

What an interesting view on the many facets of the situation. I subscribed immediately. Kudos.

Great video! Really clear and well explained!

Great content! Adding one for the algorithm.

very high quality content keep up the good work

I love this video. I'm glad to see that you covered offshore wind so in-depth, and you also touched on seaweed farming too. That doesn't get a whole lot of attention. You just gained a subscriber.

Thanks guys, very well produced summary

Great content and really interesting thanks for making it!!!

Good editing, no unnecessary dramatizing, no misinformation. I like it, that's how you get subs :)

I would enjoy watching updates on north sea developments in the future :) Maybe some more in dept videos about some of the projects

Hey, I just discovered your channel and realised that I’ve unwittingly watched like all of your videos :) Keep up the awesome reporting.

@IntoEurope

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! Will do!

@Mike-zx1kx

2 жыл бұрын

@@IntoEurope This is happening! Signed today in Denmark with PM´s from Denmark/Belgium/Germany/Holland AND EU president van Der Leyen. At the North Sea Summit in Esbjerg, Heads of Governments from Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands took an enormous step toward reaching the EU’s climate neutrality goal by co-signing a joint declaration that will make the North Sea a green powerhouse for Europe. Together, the four countries want to harvest at least 150 GW of offshore wind in 2050. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left the EU in a new geopolitical situation and the need for sustainable solutions and more renewable energy is more urgent than ever. At the North Sea Summit in Esbjerg, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo co-signed a joint declaration with the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen that sets an ambitious target to quadruple the four countries’ total offshore wind capacity by 2030 and increase the total offshore wind capacity to at least 150 GW by 2050. ”This summit truly is historic. Today, we opened a new chapter on renewable energy in Europe and delivered an ambitious declaration that will get us closer to achieving the EU’s climate goals. Not only that, these commitments made in Esbjerg will also help Europe become independent from fossil fuels in a sustainable way. With this green leap, the North Sea will become a renewable hub for Europe and provide power to millions of Europeans,” says Danish Minister of Climate and Energy, Dan Jørgensen. Additionally, each country’s energy minister attended the North Sea Summit along with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson. The Ministers of Energy signed several bilateral declarations that cover ambitions on green hydrogen and the establishment of more energy islands in the North Sea. Denmark and Belgium signed an agreement that confirms the linkage of the energy island to Belgium in 2033. “Today is a historic day for Europe and for Belgium. Together with Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, Belgium is taking the lead and joining forces to make the North Sea the largest Green Power Plant of Europe. Energy is today used as a weapon and our families and businesses are the victims. With this green acceleration we can replace gas and oil, especially from Russia, faster with wind at sea and green hydrogen. In this way, we will increase our energy independence and reduce our bills. Belgium is accelerating the energy transition by quadrupling offshore wind in the Belgian North Sea, a hybrid energy island and interconnections with neighboring countries,” says Tinne Van der Straaten, Belgian Minister of Energy. “This is an exciting collaboration between the four countries which will help us - and Europe - enhance the green energy production and further reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. All four countries are in a unique position to make use of the natural resources the North Sea provides: ample wind power in combination with a shallow seabed. Connecting the energy hubs and sharing resources and practices will allow us to fulfill our shared goals and I look forward to further develop our collective plans,” says Rob Jetten, the Netherlands’ Minister for Climate and Energy Policy. “This is an important day for further reducing our dependence on gas imports and achieving climate neutrality. By developing joint cooperation projects with our North Sea partners, offshore wind energy in the region can be deployed even faster and more efficiently and new potentials for green hydrogen will be tapped. For projects to be realised swiftly, we also need the right regulatory market framework, in particular at EU level,“ says Robert Habeck, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Earlier in the day, the Commission President presented the RePowerEU plan of becoming independent of Russian gas. All of the declarations signed at the North Sea Summit will help the EU achieve its comprehensive energy transition. “With the REPowerEU Plan published today, the EU gives another boost to renewable energy and reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, in particular Russian gas. As part of the measures to accelerate the green transition, we have proposed to make permitting in the EU faster and more streamlined, which will help to take full advantage of the offshore wind potential in Europe. The North Sea is the perfect place to lead the way in scaling up the offshore capacity quickly and I welcome the ambitious announcements of today. It is symbolic that we open this new chapter in Denmark, the birth-place of offshore wind technology,“ says Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for Energy. FACTS The Joint Declaration entailed a goal of reaching a combined offshore wind target to at least 65 GW in 2030, and to increase total current capacity 10-fold to a minimum of 150 GW by 2050. The Ministers of Energy signed a declaration which, among other things, covers: Cooperation on connecting and maximizing capacity on the first energy island Planning the establishment of another energy island or hub in the North Sea Work for faster approval processes both nationally and in the EU and ensure more EU funds for offshore wind projects to reduce risks for investors Denmark and Belgium signed an agreement on sale of Danish renewable energy-shares to Belgium. The agreement confirms the establishment of a "hybrid interconnector" in the North Sea from Belgium to the energy island in 2033. The Netherlands and Denmark signed a "Ministerial endorsement" to analyse a specific configuration for connection between the Danish energy island and a Dutch offshore energy hub. Germany and Denmark signed a Letter of Intent to initiate bilateral cooperation on green hydrogen based on renewable energy both onshore and offshore. Read declerations and facts at the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities' website

Nicely mapped, very valuable video!

I didn't know a single thing about such wind farm hubs, thank you for a very informative video!

Great vid on an unusual but interesting topic!

What a great video! Thanks

great video. I didn't understand what was being done but I am impressed!

Very interesting; I did not know about this. Thank you.

Excellent and well presented. Thank you.

Just subscribed. This channel seem like it will be big soon.

great job,keep it on

Such good map visuals! ❤

Great content.

How do you already have subtitles for so many languages?

@tariksanchez312

3 жыл бұрын

I think it's every language in the EU!

@Logi2

3 жыл бұрын

@@tariksanchez312 he auto translated all of the languages instead of relying on help from volunteers

@ja1111112

3 жыл бұрын

DeepL is very good european translator. Highly recommend.

@herlescraft

3 жыл бұрын

@@ja1111112 also good for japanese ... just letting you know :P

@jokuvaan5175

3 жыл бұрын

At least the Finnish auto translation sucks ass (like always). For exaple "leads to storm surges that regularly batter the coast" is translated "johtaa myrskyn aaltoihin, jotka säännöllisesti pakenevat rannikkoa". Which actually means "leads storm's waves which regularly escape the coast".

great video

This is a really nice video

Nice work

Very very interesting! The difference between theory and practical is action, and it seems like the countries mentioned have gone that one step closer to taking action

you really have subtitles in all these language? thats some extra dedication, thank you!

In Scotland there is the first floating wind farm, this can be expanded to all north sea

@espoirrance

3 жыл бұрын

Floating wind is still pretty expensive. France has just announced the plan for a first commercial floating wind farm in the coming years but this will be with a high cost of electricity guaranteed by the state.

Excellent- very interesting

I'd like something similar done for the Mediterranean sea

@thefastandthedead1769

3 жыл бұрын

I suspect the wind power density is much lower.

@MrMakabar

3 жыл бұрын

The energy potential is not as good as in the North Sea and the Mediterranean Sea is mostly significantly deeper, which is currently not economicly viable.

@mortenlund1418

3 жыл бұрын

Think the southern area should go solar.

@certaindeath7776

3 жыл бұрын

the north sea is a relatively flat sea. dogger bank was an connected to england and europe in a timeframe, where humans already settled this area, so in a geological timeframe not so long ago. mediterranean sea is much much deeper, down to 5000m deep or 3000? im not sure, but its deep. close to impossible to build stationary there, maybe in adria. if we have swimming E-Farms, we could think of that. whats already in discussion are big scale solar farms in northern africa. caspian sea would be an option too, but thats not EU concern, the flat part of caspian mostly belongs to russia.

@mimovil8730

3 жыл бұрын

Spain has lots of wind turbines, in the interior. There are quite a few in my region.

Het mag gezegd worden dat je het werkelijk enorm goed doet qua visuele en inhoudelijke waarde!😁

I love these videos

Awesome animations.. excellent quality videos.. What software do you use for animating maps?

Very interesting, I'm looking forward to seeing how the situation evolves

@guff9567

3 жыл бұрын

How can you say such a thing? Think of all the poor birds, who've had their wind stolen.

@samsungs7980

3 жыл бұрын

your energy price will raise 3-4x in next 10 years.

@samsungs7980

3 жыл бұрын

@@guff9567 look what Mao did with birds. They killed them and insects cause femine. The same can happen if you take away birds migration routes.

@guff9567

3 жыл бұрын

@@samsungs7980 Well put. We need sensible people like you in charge of our governments.

Awsome quality

Awesome content!! And great news for the green energy sector, the environment needs it

An extremely important project! wish this could happen in the Mediterranean sea and especially in Greece where we have a lot of islands still using oil plants for electricity... only problem is the seabed depth, there are not a lot of places with shallow waters unfortunately.

@jeffbenton6183

6 ай бұрын

I've been reading recently that floating wind turbines might be almost ready now. We'll see, I guess. Perhaps something changed in the past few years?

it's so sad that the eu's communication is so bad... the pro-european feeling would be much greater if they improved on this point

@victorpeutz5168

3 жыл бұрын

that's extremely true. The european union is extremely useful on many subjects but the lack of voters in european elections speak for themselves...

@joost3432

3 жыл бұрын

Vote for the political party Volt in your European country to improve the way Europe works together!

@jh5kl

3 жыл бұрын

its becoming nearly the biggest mistake honestly, but not advertise properly is an European thing to be honest, its very typical on all European companies etc

@schtreg9140

3 жыл бұрын

Conversely, would it really be such a great sign to live in a place that has to constantly advertise itself to its people to legitimize its existence or foster patriotic feelings? I get the point. For a long time I thought the same. But I think it's more important to eradicate (and I really mean eradicate) misinformation about the EU. Within Europe but also abroad. And most of all confront state actors including allies like the US and UK (but mostly Russia and China of course).

@jh5kl

3 жыл бұрын

@@schtreg9140 the issue is that intentionally is a big thing worldwide, even from governments themselves

As you know the reason the UK warship was sent to Jersey is because the French threatened to (a) blockade Jersey, and (b) cut off their energy connection. They threatened to take these *war measures because they didn't get the number of fishing licenses that *they thought they should. The UK already has existing energy connections with the EU but when we see member countries act in this way it of course makes Britain wary of any new power connections to the EU or power hubs in the North sea. You also failed to give context. The UK is working on tidal energy and SMRs as Wind energy is going to be far less important as it does not offer constant baseloads of power.

Very interesting and informative video. And this is just talking about resources.. I think the North Sea's waters will turn into liquid gold once the Arctic route will be finally navigable all year round.

As a guy who lives in Eastern Europe in a very sparsely populated country the idea of running out of space in a sea seems mindboggling. It truly is amazing how now we are not only maxing out the land but the sea as well.

@godmode8687

Жыл бұрын

I mean those marine exercise areas? Well i guess they can be easily relocated. I doubt there is a lot of infrastructure... oh and parts of it are problems created by laws and regulations. For example that fisherboats aren't allowed to fish between wind farms. Why not?

Worked on OWEZ during its early years after installation, great to see further development there. 💪

great idea.

Nice

Wow awesome channel bro! Definitely got a sub from a fellow European B)

The Danish energy islands is also set to have the largest hydrogen plant in the world, as well as experimental plants for “power to x” fuels. That is chemical fuels “built” using wind power. The island is also planned in a way that they can service and refuel ships that use the North Sea. In the final stages of the island, it is planned to be able to power the equivalent of up to 5 million homes. That is at least 5 times the entire power needs of Denmark. It’s the largest infrastructure project in Danish history at a cost of $36 billion.

@norway4286

Жыл бұрын

I never understood the «energy island» just build an energy platform instead. Less invasive and more cost effective

@Lemonz1989

Жыл бұрын

@@norway4286 It depends on what you want to be on it. I assume the engineers and planners have thought about all options. From my understanding, some of it will be floating.

@kennethskjttstagistoft7203

10 ай бұрын

@@Lemonz1989 I am flabbergasted by your ignorance. Hydrogen plants and Power to X are diffenrent terms for the same thing. You feed electricity into the process and harvest so called green hydrogen in liquid state. What politicians fail to mention is that this includes a net energy loss of around 75 %. And while the plan to power 5 million homes is correct, it is nowhere near 5 times the entire power needs of Denmark. It would ( because the plans have recently been abandoned when politicians realised the financial ridiculousness of the project ) only deliver electricity which is only one part of the equation and the power demand for heating in Denmark is covered by our own natural gas resources in the North Sea and traditional power plants. Furthermore the estimated costs for the islands, which have now been abandoned due to costs, would amount to around DKK 86 billion which you find is nowhere near $ 36 billion. I know this as I consult into the industry and I was present at the industry conference in which representatives from the danish department of energy with great enthusiasm presented these plans and the whole room consisting of energy industry executives and experts immediately went silent and looked at eachother knowing instantly that this was a stupid idea which was never going to work. Fortunately we were right and it has now been abandoned so any further loss of taxpayers cash has been avoided.

@Lemonz1989

10 ай бұрын

@@kennethskjttstagistoft7203 Oh really, flabbergasted, you say? Power-to-x is NOT the same as power to hydrogen, or it wouldn’t need to be called “x”. Don’t you remember your mathematics where “x” is the variable? Hydrogen is ONE of the possibilities you can create from excess electrical power. You can create a whole range of chemicals and other forms of energy from excess electrical power, many of which can be used as fuel. You can create methane to burn as “natural gas”, ammonia (which might be used as fuel for ships), hydrogen (as you mentioned), synthetic liquid fuels for aviation or cars, direct heating as in district heating and so on, all of which fall under the umbrella of power-to-x. You can even create synthetic fertilizer from excess electrical power. As for “net loss”, that has to be taken into consideration, of course, but you also have to take into consideration the cost of losing “green energy” when supply exceeds demand, and then producing power in another way, like coal/gas/oil/etc., when demand exceeds supply. Renewables can be made cheaper in certain cases if some of that power can be converted into some other form of energy that can be used somewhere else in society, or used at a later time, instead of just letting it go 100% to waste. This equation becomes more and more relevant the more renewables we install in the grid. I don’t remember exactly how much power it was supposed to produce now, since this comment is over 2 years old, but electricity can easily be made into heating, so an excess in electricity can in theory power everything in society if you convert it correctly. As a “consultant for the industry” I would have expected you to know that. Multiple district heating companies in Denmark use electricity to heat their water for their district heating area. Some use wind turbines, some used solar and some use both. My district heating company gets 5% of its energy from wind turbines and most of its energy from trash and biomass incineration. Some smaller companies get 100% of their energy for heating from electricity. As for the price, the estimated price for the entire project, which was set to be finished at around 2050, was set at 210 billion DKK, which at the current exchange rate is $30.37 billion. I calculated it at $36 billion when I wrote the comment 2 years ago, at the exchange rate at the time. This is according to Klima-, Energi- og Forsyningsministeriet. Also, I know it has been abandoned. I wrote this comment in 2021.

@kennethskjttstagistoft7203

10 ай бұрын

@@Lemonz1989 Let´s start from the bottom just for the hell of it. I think I know where the 210 billion came from. That is most likely the total cost of the frame agreement with Germany and the Netherlands to build 10.000 wind turbines in the North Sea which, by the way is not going to happen, Very few district heating companies use electricity for heating as it is prohibitively expensive and let´s not even go into the biomass discussion which probably is the worst hoax of them all. We import a significant part of our biomass from the Baltics, Canada and the US where they fell living trees and export them to us so we artificially can boost our CO2 balance as biomass in general is considered to be green in the EU markets. You are in theory right about the possible uses of electricity. However in reality energy conversion losses often makes this not financially viable. Secondly running large tankers, aeroplanes and trucks on electricity has also proven not to be viable yet. This is part of the knowledge I have deriven from my role as consultant to the industry. You are spot on with your supply /demand argument or rather you would have been if we were able to make our own decisions on this front. Unfortunate NorthPool which we set up with Sweden and Norway to share resources on a cost base basis has evolved into an uncontrollable monster in which Germany and others can force us to sell any excess to them at margin prices.Which actually sometimes leads to wind operators shutting down parks as they get more renumeration from the market for doing so. I do indeed know what you can derive from electricity. However much of it needs 1 or more addtional components like for instance CO2, gas or water. Electricity on its own can generate nothing but heat. The reason I mentioned green hydrogen was that that was the only plan laid down for the islands. So I was using the term in the context of the subject we were talking about.

This KZread chain is amazing, you should be paid by the EU for such quality work. Hope it will skyrocket soon! Love from France 😍

So good quality

@oneildennis5956

3 жыл бұрын

Renewable provide enployment.

Idk I live in Aberdeen which has an offshore windfarm in view and I honestly think it looks cool and gives me hope for the future of green energy

@hedgehog3180

3 жыл бұрын

I don't get how people can being against having wind turbines close to you. I mean they're one of the prettiest things ever, they take up barely any space and are incredibly elegant and pretty. I'd love to have one nearby, better than the busy road I actually have.

@thienpondtt

3 жыл бұрын

@@hedgehog3180 they are realy realy noisy they build a lot in countryside here and i can tel you its not pleasant to live near them its frankly quite anoying you hear woooooooooosh .......... woooooooooosh 24/7

@thienpondtt

3 жыл бұрын

Drives you crazy

@finaraya4349

3 жыл бұрын

@@thienpondtt m8 I’ve been inland right up close to turbines close to full speed and I don’t get what ur on about they’re totally silent

@finaraya4349

3 жыл бұрын

@@thienpondtt u got a point soz for assuming

Collab with Whatifalthist? Your channels seem similiar in content types. Love your vids btw

Good material, these offshore wind farms provide renewable energy at a decent efficacy, albeit they too have issues which needs to be managed strategically; such as safely establishing connection to nation grid without laying cables across carbon sinks or other land parcels of important to both wildlife and people. So provided queries of this types is taken into consideration and managed, this is a decent plan. (Env Science degree student)

the Dogger bank project uses a load factor of 0.42 , I have a figure of potentail capacity of the Dogger bank as 110GW. 110GW x 0.42 = 46.2 GW average shared between all participating countries. Current UK plans are to build another 33GW CAPACITY at a est cost of £85 Billion . ( maint. costs are tricky , between 30-60% of build costs) gridwatch shows our current 22GW wind capacity generated the following for June this year :- minimum: 0.035 GW maximum: 7.707 GW average: 2.352 GW demand was for June: minimum: 18.606 GW maximum: 36.289 GW average: 28.087 GW back up is Nat Gas , coal and what we can buy from europe ( sometimes 15% ) via interconnectors . too fickle , too little , too late .....

Yes, I'm early!

I look out to the North Sea from Newcastle and can see a few offshore wind farms. I think they look nice! 💨🌊🐟

Good video , well done . Floating windmills are better than anchored ones , because they wil keep providing energy , even if the sealevels would ever rise significantly (which is a certainty if the CO2 added by man is not evacuated out of the athmosphere) .

Content from a European producer which involves mentioning the UK without a dive at Brexit or General A Anglophobia. Actually reporting on the facts and how northern European countries related to the North Sea are working together positively it’s very refreshing

now imagine the atlantic gulf shifts and north sea become calm and windless like a lake

Norway is actually increasing it's use of nuclear energy so it will be using mainly hydro, solar and nuclear at some point.

I’m Norwegian, and it’s great to hear about the European plans for a sustainable future. Although, our government continues to invest in fossil fuels.

@samsungs7980

3 жыл бұрын

what's so bad in fossil fuels ? And what is sustainable in wind farms, since wind turbines are non-recyclable, have limited lifespan and are prone to damage and malfunction ?

@olbiomoiros

3 жыл бұрын

@@samsungs7980 I hope this is a joke

@SlapStyleAnims

2 жыл бұрын

@@olbiomoiros People can have differing opinions

@Rorimac67

Жыл бұрын

@@SlapStyleAnims Global warming is not an opinion it's a matter of fact.

Super goed!

Lets also figure out this tidal energy thing and turn the North Sea into a hub for that

I could imagine those shallow-water wind farms becoming sanctuaries for fish, due to the inability of trawlers to operate in them. Edit: guess he mentioned this at the end, hadn't watched that far when I wrote this comment.

Denmark and netherlands working together on wind turbines will be glorious

@nightowl3218

Жыл бұрын

If they really want to get somewhere they should work more with uk

@silliestsususagest3276

Жыл бұрын

tbf all the countries of the North sea need to come together with a unified plan and a unified grid

Not to mention the growing fields of underwater archaeology and also the Northern European Enclosure Dam (NEED)

the UK has 6 of the top 10 biggest offshore wind farms in the world with the top 3 belonging to them, they are a wind super power and are probably one of the best placed developed countries geographically to hit 100% green energy.

@rolletroll2338

Жыл бұрын

They are rebuilding their nuclear reactors, because they know this is not feasible in practice.

@PeterWalls-kq6ye

6 ай бұрын

Now a proven useless waste of time and money. Scotland said for over ten years they were producing 25% of there wind energy to the grid... fake news,,, it's official 5%... many counties are now turning away and even closing em down. Old bad tec.

Je doet mooi werk kerel

Coal: are you crazy? that shit is dirty. Gasoline & diesel: they are dirty and are piosoning our cities. Gas: it is still dirty! Look at those (steam) stacks! Nuclear: Radioactive!!! [foam coming out of month] Hydro: you are flooding natural spaces, monster! Wind: its killing seagulls and vibrating the sea! Solar: it's removing farming space and clearing natural plant areas! So basically, ecologists want us to return to monke.

You live in a fairytale world my man . Wind farms are massive graveyards . Windmills vibrate. Fish use a sixth Sense called a lateral Line. The fish use it to detect vibrations in the water. Vibrations equals danger in most cases . (Larger fish bigger vibration) most fish Will not go near a windfarm . Also most fish in the northsea is flat fish or bottem fish . These kinds of fish prefer a flat (sand, muddy) seabed. Windfarms are filled with Stones to prevent erosion. Dolfins use vibrations for navigation and get desoriëntated from these vibrations. And then there is constant leakedge of hydrolic oil from windmills wich pollute any water filtering animals like mussels and oysters in wich become uneateble

I don’t think that oil pipelines can be used for Hydrogen. Hydrogen(even as a liquid) can leak through seemingly solid metal which makes it hard to transport. Otherwise, lower energy prices, more fish, new technologies- what could go wrong?

@richardwills-woodward5340

Жыл бұрын

When have prices ever dropped? Another problem is base load. Only nuclear can fill this void in absence of gas and coal. However, gas central heating is still far superior to anything else.

@godmode8687

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@@richardwills-woodward5340 why can only nuclear fill that? Hydro can fill it too. Or battery storages, however they are accomplished (chemical, gravitational etc). And if we increase production enough and diversify it it can reliably produce more than 6%. And 6% is the amount of nuclear energy in Germany and our power grid is stable. Nuclear is as dirty as coal, its pollution is just extremely long term

@richardwills-woodward5340

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@@godmode8687 Battery storage is very dirty. Do you know how much goes into batteries from slavery sources, what happens to the land in battery creation? It pumps very toxic chemicals into the ground in third world countries and is the most immoral thing you can do. On top of which, I am writing on a computer, which is full of horror in terms of its creation. Battery waste is no laughing matter either. Nuclear waste can be stored and sealed deep underground and it's not going to be lost for room. This does not effect humans above and is far cleaner than batteries. Hydro could work too, but try getting permits and the environmental requirements and disruption to marine life etc comes into play. It will just take too long but it could certainly play its part. Hydro is the most predictable of course. I am surprised hydro has not had more attention. Norway could teach a thing or two.

The floating devices could store CO2 and work as a battery (with additional generator and other stuff needed when extruding the energy from lickuid- to gas CO2).

You should have overlapped all the maps to show how crowded and congested it would be

Suggestion: algae and biomass grows 5x times slower in the sea than on land... Suggestion: A basalt thermal battery is quite space efficient. You can power 10 million people (NYC) using a thermal power station the size of a big shipping boat, the hot basalt cube required to power 10 million people would be 37x37x37 meters (400 shipping containers/5% of the biggest shipping boat) given a thermal range of 200 to 750 degrees C.

These people throw items into the sea and surprise that sea water level increase

Cool

I wonder if anyone done a public list on what materials are needed to build one of these windmills and where these materials come from?

@synnevamargrethefrynes2548

3 жыл бұрын

Thank god there is people bold enoigh to be skeptical for these destruktive turbines. They Will ruin earths last living beings, both fish, birds and whales.... Hell is on earth

Well, the future of The North Sea is that it is getting larger. With a potential for 80m of sea level rise it could get a fair bit larger.

Algo comment..👍

It would be interesting to consider Airbone wind

Great video!

@Mike-zx1kx

2 жыл бұрын

At the North Sea Summit in Esbjerg, Heads of Governments from Denmark, Germany, Belgium, and the Netherlands took an enormous step toward reaching the EU’s climate neutrality goal by co-signing a joint declaration that will make the North Sea a green powerhouse for Europe. Together, the four countries want to harvest at least 150 GW of offshore wind in 2050. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has left the EU in a new geopolitical situation and the need for sustainable solutions and more renewable energy is more urgent than ever. At the North Sea Summit in Esbjerg, the German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the Netherlands’ Prime Minister Mark Rutte, and the Belgian Prime Minister Alexander De Croo co-signed a joint declaration with the Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen that sets an ambitious target to quadruple the four countries’ total offshore wind capacity by 2030 and increase the total offshore wind capacity to at least 150 GW by 2050. ”This summit truly is historic. Today, we opened a new chapter on renewable energy in Europe and delivered an ambitious declaration that will get us closer to achieving the EU’s climate goals. Not only that, these commitments made in Esbjerg will also help Europe become independent from fossil fuels in a sustainable way. With this green leap, the North Sea will become a renewable hub for Europe and provide power to millions of Europeans,” says Danish Minister of Climate and Energy, Dan Jørgensen. Additionally, each country’s energy minister attended the North Sea Summit along with the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen and the Commissioner for Energy, Kadri Simson. The Ministers of Energy signed several bilateral declarations that cover ambitions on green hydrogen and the establishment of more energy islands in the North Sea. Denmark and Belgium signed an agreement that confirms the linkage of the energy island to Belgium in 2033. “Today is a historic day for Europe and for Belgium. Together with Denmark, Germany and the Netherlands, Belgium is taking the lead and joining forces to make the North Sea the largest Green Power Plant of Europe. Energy is today used as a weapon and our families and businesses are the victims. With this green acceleration we can replace gas and oil, especially from Russia, faster with wind at sea and green hydrogen. In this way, we will increase our energy independence and reduce our bills. Belgium is accelerating the energy transition by quadrupling offshore wind in the Belgian North Sea, a hybrid energy island and interconnections with neighboring countries,” says Tinne Van der Straaten, Belgian Minister of Energy. “This is an exciting collaboration between the four countries which will help us - and Europe - enhance the green energy production and further reduce the dependence on fossil fuels. All four countries are in a unique position to make use of the natural resources the North Sea provides: ample wind power in combination with a shallow seabed. Connecting the energy hubs and sharing resources and practices will allow us to fulfill our shared goals and I look forward to further develop our collective plans,” says Rob Jetten, the Netherlands’ Minister for Climate and Energy Policy. “This is an important day for further reducing our dependence on gas imports and achieving climate neutrality. By developing joint cooperation projects with our North Sea partners, offshore wind energy in the region can be deployed even faster and more efficiently and new potentials for green hydrogen will be tapped. For projects to be realised swiftly, we also need the right regulatory market framework, in particular at EU level,“ says Robert Habeck, German Federal Minister for Economic Affairs and Climate Action. Earlier in the day, the Commission President presented the RePowerEU plan of becoming independent of Russian gas. All of the declarations signed at the North Sea Summit will help the EU achieve its comprehensive energy transition. “With the REPowerEU Plan published today, the EU gives another boost to renewable energy and reduces our dependence on fossil fuels, in particular Russian gas. As part of the measures to accelerate the green transition, we have proposed to make permitting in the EU faster and more streamlined, which will help to take full advantage of the offshore wind potential in Europe. The North Sea is the perfect place to lead the way in scaling up the offshore capacity quickly and I welcome the ambitious announcements of today. It is symbolic that we open this new chapter in Denmark, the birth-place of offshore wind technology,“ says Kadri Simson, EU Commissioner for Energy. FACTS The Joint Declaration entailed a goal of reaching a combined offshore wind target to at least 65 GW in 2030, and to increase total current capacity 10-fold to a minimum of 150 GW by 2050. The Ministers of Energy signed a declaration which, among other things, covers: Cooperation on connecting and maximizing capacity on the first energy island Planning the establishment of another energy island or hub in the North Sea Work for faster approval processes both nationally and in the EU and ensure more EU funds for offshore wind projects to reduce risks for investors Denmark and Belgium signed an agreement on sale of Danish renewable energy-shares to Belgium. The agreement confirms the establishment of a "hybrid interconnector" in the North Sea from Belgium to the energy island in 2033. The Netherlands and Denmark signed a "Ministerial endorsement" to analyse a specific configuration for connection between the Danish energy island and a Dutch offshore energy hub. Germany and Denmark signed a Letter of Intent to initiate bilateral cooperation on green hydrogen based on renewable energy both onshore and offshore. Read declerations and facts at the Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Utilities' website

Pretty cool. Sounds like a great source of energy. I wonder what the cost to maintain is? Don’t they say if the world lived in one city with the density of Paris we could all fit in Texas? Let’s just build floating cities all across the ocean using something renewable like wood and bamboo and hemp so we can directly get all our energy from wind, farm seaweed for fertilizer, and have fresh delicious seafood. Then we can turn the entire landmass into a preserve, aside from where we’re growing burgers of course lol.

Similar to the strategy of sinking and old ship to create coral refs, in other parts, I bet similar strategies can be achieved with the bases / pillars of those off shore wind turbines. Personally I don´t see why citzens are so against the view of wind turbines at some distance at sea. I mean, they don´t need to be in your face, but there is a lot of lost ideal space there for this type of energy. Great video!.

@godmode8687

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Well if you are living from tourism, and many coastal regions do so, you want nature. Tourists come from overindustrialized towns etc to the coast to enjoy a bit of nature. Of you sit on the beach and want to relax i think its better to see the undisturbed horizon instead of a big windfarm.

@thevenetianmask1427

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@@godmode8687 I say that's fair. Though thats a bit like NIMBY mind set. I mean, we have to find the best balance to these energy solutions. We have to put them somewere. Idealy were they have the best preformance with the lowest impact. Unfortunately is wndy conditions that determin were can they be deployed. If you ask me, I hope modular nuclear reactor takes off rapidly so we can avoid excesive use of w turbines too. In my country the gov cancelled an important dam hidro plant due to huge opposition to protect a rivers natural state... So instead they ended up re-opening a coal Power plant that was met to be demolished. Energy is needed. It will have some impact somewere. ...and it better be closer to our populated areas, than far away pristine natural places if you ask me. In this case the imact is just scenary... but hey, I totally prefer to see those turbines spining in the distance, than a constant colum of smoke anyware. The important thing to have in mind is balance, alongside perspective of the big picture.

@godmode8687

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@@thevenetianmask1427 yeah we must endure the impact somewhere. But at the same time i would say its fair and important to have some relatively untouched places, so we can escape the modernity, at least for some time.

@thevenetianmask1427

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@@godmode8687 Absolutely. Unfortunetly, that only means one has to travel further away, depending on were you live. Im sure there are still important parts of northen coast line free of turbines if people want to enjoy that, despite being Europe a quite dense populated continent.

Hopefully the wind farms will reduce the pressure on fish stocks. This could also be good news for the fishermen.

What’d be super cool is if they used these energy islands or possibly converted oil rigs to power the system like Porsche/Siemens Energy did in Chile that creates combustible fuels like gasoline and kerosene by pulling CO2 from the air (thus leading to the fuel being carbon-neutral when burned again) and using the existing pipeline infrastructure to move it to shore. The oil industry is already very familiar with petrochemical science, all that will change this time is that it isn’t coming from crude oil. Like it or not there will be use cases in which combustion will be needed for a long time (airplanes are easily the biggest one I can think of) and this would enable us to speed up the green transition by making any combustion-based technology carbon neutral, and on top of all that, this would grant the EU the ability to store clean energy in a very stable form for long periods of time protecting energy security in case of unexpected problems as well as export this clean energy to other markets who may not have the infrastructure

There are 3 main ways to effectively judge wind power. Wind power production (TW/h), average power projection (MW/h) and total wind potential capture (GW capacity). Lots of maths needed to compute the first 2.....so it is much easier to use the GW capacity measure. Germany leads Europe in total wind capacity, just over double the next country (Spain) - with onshore at 56.8GW and offshore 7.8GW - as at June '22. These figures are technically described as nameplate capacity. Here comes the kicker. Capacity factor, in other words the % of power produced relative to GW potential is far higher offshore than onshore. Total 2021 metrics had Germany capacity factor onshore at 19.97%, and offshore at 35.26%. Simplistically, there is more and steadier wind to harness at sea, and far bigger turbines to efficiently take advantage of that. Let's now look at the European leader in offshore wind capacity - the UK, whose investment in the North Sea/Atlantic wind farms has been astonishing. As at the 1st quarter of 2022, the UK has 13.6GW installed capacity, not quite the total of the rest of Europe combined. They currently have the 4 biggest wind farms in the World in the North Sea. Currently being built is an additional 4GW offshore capacity, all to be delivered/online before the end of 2023 - Dogger Bank A and B and Seagreen (Alpha/Bravo) being the largest builds. Poland, France and Italy all have costed projects at the latter planning stages - OWF Baltyk 1, 2 and 3/Noirmoutier/Med Wind. The UK has 19.8GW at the same stage, with onshore stations already being undertaken for some of the projects. Whilst I am not able to make predictions, every wind farm application to have been at the same stage in the UK has been built. Other European partners have also committed themselves to targets on net zero - and these may be the best option at achieving that aim. Here is the problem. There is not currently enough links between country's to import and export power, the largest a 2GW link built in 1986 between England and France. Whilst this isn't an immediate need, the video above highlights the necessity of partnership between European offshore countries......and that isn't anywhere to be seen in all the planning applications I have looked at so far.

There used to be loads of jellyfish and crabs. Not anymore. They were gone even before all the PFAS was dumped there.

Great video. Just one thing. You highlighted the map of the UK and said map of Britain. Two different things.

@splodge561

2 жыл бұрын

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