[palemoonale]

Yay! More ugly landscape-disturbing things helping only during certain hours, compared to established nuclear technology, or still-in-research fusion technology.

PS, the usual peeps downvoting not just me: Sure, let your emotions guide you, don't care. My comment above is not offtopic.

[ben_w]

"Ugly" is an opinion, which means it's neither true nor false. Me, I like them, but I know that me liking them doesn't invalidate your dislike.

And calling them "landscape-disturbing" is true, but so are all other things — I've been to some wind farms, they are much less disruptive to the environment than the nuclear reactors I can only see from a distance. Sheep grazing under and around them, for a start.

[lmm]

> I've been to some wind farms, they are much less disruptive to the environment than the nuclear reactors I can only see from a distance. Sheep grazing under and around them, for a start.

Huh? Every nuclear reactor I've seen has ended up surrounded by a de facto if not legal wildlife preserve.

[threeseed]

Nuclear is simply not price competitive.

And according to Tokamak Energy who is one of the fusion leaders it won't be ready until 2030s at the earliest.

[alphabettsy]

It’s not off-topic, but it’s not in the spirit of HN either. I assume your tone is why you’re downvoted.

[kaskakokos]

I agree with you, they have a big impact on several levels: noise, landscape, soil, wildlife and even local economy (would you like to go on a rural escape to a beautiful mountain village full of roads and metal giants)?

Where I live in Spain there are several associations trying to prevent the installation of wind turbines in many of the beautiful mountains that are otherwise going to be industrialised [1].

I recommend joining local associations if you want to prevent wind turbines from being installed on your home.

[1] https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2023/05/20/spain-new-...