Sunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Europe@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 15 天前UK should get rid of ‘unsightly windmills’ and drill for North Sea oil – Trumpwww.standard.co.ukexternal-linkmessage-square7fedilinkarrow-up129arrow-down11
arrow-up128arrow-down1external-linkUK should get rid of ‘unsightly windmills’ and drill for North Sea oil – Trumpwww.standard.co.ukSunshine (she/her)@lemmy.caM to Europe@lemmy.dbzer0.comEnglish · 15 天前message-square7fedilink
minus-squareAlexstarfire@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3·15 天前You’d think they would. All those moving parts. Surely they lube them up.
minus-squareTechnoguyfication@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up2·15 天前Wind turbines actually have a fuckload of grease and oil in them. I used to work for a company that runs wind farms. A single gearbox can contain around 100 gallons of oil. Still more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels though.
You’d think they would. All those moving parts. Surely they lube them up.
Wind turbines actually have a fuckload of grease and oil in them. I used to work for a company that runs wind farms. A single gearbox can contain around 100 gallons of oil.
Still more environmentally friendly than fossil fuels though.