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As countries ramp up offshore wind farms to meet climate goals, scientists are warning about a growing issue: wind farms accidentally draining energy from one another — a phenomenon now nicknamed “wind theft.”
It’s caused by the wake effect — the drop in wind speed that happens behind turbines after they extract energy from the air. In large offshore wind farms, this slowdown can stretch for more than 100 km and reduce the energy output of nearby wind farms by 10% or more.
While the term wind theft is misleading — nobody owns the wind — the economic impact is real. Several developers in the UK are already in disputes, and experts warn that cross-border tensions could follow as Europe’s seas fill with turbines.
“Even small wake effects can threaten investment returns,” said Eirik Finserås, a Norwegian lawyer who studied the issue. Countries like the UK and China are now launching major research projects to better model wake patterns and plan smarter.
The EU is under pressure to triple offshore wind capacity by 2030. But without clear rules and coordination, experts say the rush to claim the best locations could trigger what’s being called a “race to the water,” potentially risking marine ecosystems and increasing energy uncertainty.
“This is not just a technical challenge,” said Pablo Ouro from the University of Manchester. “It’s a planning and policy challenge. We need to fix it — fast — to stay on track for net zero.”
At least 69 people have died and almost 150 injured following a powerful 6.9-magnitude earthquake off the coast of Cebu City in the central Visayas region of the Philippines, officials said, making it one of the country’s deadliest disasters this year.
A tsunami threat was issued in Chile after a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck the Drake Passage on Friday. The epicenter was located 135 miles south of Puerto Williams on the north coast of Navarino Island.
The war in Ukraine has reached a strategic impasse, and it seems that the conflict will not be solved by military means. This creates a path toward one of two alternatives: either a “frozen” phase that can last indefinitely or a quest for a durable political regulation.
A shooting in Nice, southeastern France, left two people dead and five injured on Friday, authorities said.
Snapchat will start charging users who store more than 5GB of photos and videos in its Memories feature, prompting backlash from long-time users.
As Hurricane Melissa barrels towards Jamaica as a powerful Category 4 storm, questions often arise about how these tempests get their names.
The U.N. weather agency plans to cut some posts and is reviewing its priorities as dozens of countries, including the United States, are late with their fees, a spokesperson said on Friday.
A general strike and mass demonstrations paralysed the southern Tunisian city of Gabes on Tuesday, as tens of thousands of people demanded the closure of a state-run chemical plant blamed for a worsening pollution crisis.
Global investors managing more than $3 trillion in assets have urged governments to halt and reverse deforestation and ecosystem destruction by 2030, according to a joint statement released on Monday ahead of next month’s U.N. climate conference in Brazil.
A team of Argentine paleontologists has uncovered one of the oldest known dinosaurs, a nearly complete skeleton of a long-necked herbivore that roamed Earth 230 million years ago in what is now La Rioja province.
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