Abandoning

Abandoning wind and electricity storage

wind turbines spinning furiously and solar panels soaking up sunlight, only to have that energy discarded because there's nowhere to store it. This frustrating phenomenon, known as energy storage abandonment, is the dirty little secret of the renewable energy revolution. PETERSBURG, Indiana — AES Indiana's Petersburg Generating Station, which towers over the White River in southwest Indiana, has been burning coal to generate electricity. . Based on reconstructive and comparative analysis of examples of abandoned wind farms, we found that there are barriers to formal decommissioning of these facilities, leaving recycling options as open questions. The main conclusion is that abandoned wind farms are consequences of gaps and weaknesses. . Energy from the wind and the sun — they're clean and green and free. OK, there's the small problem of intermittency. Despite being referred to as “abandonment” in legislation, and more commonly “decommissioning” in conversations. .