Dominican Republic takes stand on climate change at International Court of Justice

[josh2203]

Josh2203. There is a perception that offshore wind turbines create problems for commercial fish harvesters. Interference with migratory fish species,and decline of local species due to habitat alteration. Some claim the frequencies generated by the blades interfere with whale migration. None of these impacts have been documented well and some are pure speculation. Studies have been conducted on offshore fields in Britain and other EU countries by regulatory agencies. Nothing definitive has been found. Studies are being conducted in the US.

Thank you, those are good points. I know that in Europe at least Germany has many off-shore wind parks and to be honest I have no idea of the impact it might/ might not have there, I hope they have researched that. More in North in Scandinavia, I think there are actually not that many off-shore parks, most turbines are on the land.

 

[josh2203]

The DR does it's part by throwing its trash into rivers instead of methane producing landfills

Or burning the garbage in a controlled environment to produce electricity. There is a huge amount of energy wasted in garbage on landfills.

 

[reilleyp]

See time index 02:30:

Alexander

In these cases, we are now unburdened by what can spin.

 

[CristoRey]

We get currently about half of our electricity from wind turbines.

...I don't honestly see them ugly, but of course they may deteriorate if not maintained properly.

Are you living in Noord-Holland?

Nothing is properly maintained in this country hence it looking the way it looks.

 

[windeguy]

I agree with most of what you say Windy but there will be a big pot of gold available for developing and impacted countries for things like mitigation. The DR could use some of the developed countries money to wean themselves off coal fired plants and reduce their fossil fuel emissions. As you’re well aware, the DR power grid is a mess and an ever increasing population is putting more pressure on it. Any new plants should be more environmental friendly. That’s just one example.

People get motivated to change quickly when they lose their homes, neighbourhoods, and lively hoods to uncontrollable forest fires, more powerful hurricanes, and extended drought periods.

I do not agree that money is available to wean off of fossil fuels when it comes to developing nations.

Perhaps if the alternate was nuclear fusion, but I see no other alternate in the near future to fossil fuels and more of those plants in developing nations.

 

[Ecoman1949]

I do not agree that money is available to wean off of fossil fuels when it comes to developing nations.

Perhaps if the alternate was nuclear fusion, but I see no other alternate in the near future to fossil fuels and more of those plants in developing nations.

At the COP conference a few weeks ago, after painstaking negotiations, the member developed countries agreed to a commitment of billions of dollars to compensate affected countries and assist developing countries with pollution mitigation projects. The developing and affected countries wanted trillions but I knew that wasn’t going to happen.Thats a pot of gold the DR as a developing country could possibly tap into and get off coal and oil by switching to LNG, and by increasing solar and wind capability. Full scale nuclear is not an option for the DR. Small scale modular nuclear plants may be an option to power the major cities.

 

[windeguy]

At the COP conference a few weeks ago, after painstaking negotiations, the member developed countries agreed to a commitment of billions of dollars to compensate affected countries and assist developing countries with pollution mitigation projects. The developing and affected countries wanted trillions but I knew that wasn’t going to happen.Thats a pot of gold the DR as a developing country could possibly tap into and get off coal and oil by switching to LNG, and by increasing solar and wind capability. Full scale nuclear is not an option for the DR. Small scale modular nuclear plants may be an option to power the major cities.

As a lifelong objective realist, I will believe it when I see it. What would the DR use instead of oil/gas/coal?

Wind and solar?

 

[fuchs4d]

What would the DR use instead of oil/gas/coal?

How about renting floating nuclear power plants?

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Alexander

 

[Ecoman1949]

As a lifelong objective realist, I will believe it when I see it. What would the DR use instead of oil/gas/coal?

Wind and solar?

A transition to more LNG fired electrical generating facilities to get off diesel oil and coal would be a good start. Although LNG is still a fossil fuel, its emissions are much lower than coal or oil, especially coal and LNG plants require less maintenance than coal or oil fired plants. The US is a major exporter of LNG, right on the DR’s doorstep. The new US administration will ensure a plentiful supply at relatively low stable prices for the next four years. The DR already has LNG/LPG infrastructure in place. It can be enhanced to meet larger demands.

 

[bob saunders]

While I agree that non-functional wind turbines are obviously useless and should be repaired, I honestly don't see much negative in those. We get currently about half of our electricity from wind turbines. Obviously depends on if it's a windy or not that windy day, but on average. As I'm clueless of US electricity sector, what is the problem with off-shore ones there?

There are a number of wind turbines in east of POP, and we've passed by those countless times, I don't honestly see them ugly, but of course they may deteriorate if not maintained properly.

price is an economic issue. Price of energy is costing Germany it's industrial base.

 

[windeguy]

A transition to more LNG fired electrical generating facilities to get off diesel oil and coal would be a good start. Although LNG is still a fossil fuel, its emissions are much lower than coal or oil, especially coal and LNG plants require less maintenance than coal or oil fired plants. The US is a major exporter of LNG, right on the DR’s doorstep. The new US administration will ensure a plentiful supply at relatively low stable prices for the next four years. The DR already has LNG/LPG infrastructure in place. It can be enhanced to meet larger demands.

There was a plan to use natural gas in a power plant already. As I recall the plan was scrapped as somehow untenable in the DR. Not sure of what the exact problems were. Perhaps the vast amounts of free cash could overcome?

What else?

 

[windeguy]

How about renting floating nuclear power plants?

Westinghouse and CORE POWER Partner for Floating Nuclear Power Plants Using eVinci™ Microreactors

Cranberry Township, PA, November 25, 2024 – Westinghouse Electric Company and CORE POWER today announced the formalization of a cooperative agreement for the design and development of a floating nuclear power plant (FNPP) using the industry-leading eVinci™ microreactor.

info.westinghousenuclear.com

Alexander

Those in the know have already ruled out nukes for the DR. Floaing or otherwise. If natural gas has some major issues here as well, then what else.

I say build more coal and oil fired power plants. We need reliable power first...