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The story
On the French/German-focused forum Lemmy’s c/europe community, an article about a planned wind turbine that would stand taller than the Eiffel Tower sparked lively discussion. Reactions were mixed: some praised the ever-growing scale of turbines as a sign of technological progress, while others responded coolly, raising doubts about what happens to old coal-mining sites and whether the project is really “green” at all. Jokes flew too — like one suggesting they should’ve just turned the Eiffel Tower itself into a windmill, and another playing on the resemblance between “Eiffel” and Germany’s “Eifel” mountain range. The debate ended up reflecting a broader divide in attitudes toward renewable energy policy across Europe.
Made in Europe: The world’s tallest wind power plant is going to dwarf the Eiffel Tower
Source: euronews.com / Read the original article here
What people said
Flip side — there are plenty of coal mines out there that deserve to shut down anyway
One option is a coal mine, another is a power plant. Use a bit more imagination and maybe "a place where people can actually live" could be an option too
They could've just bolted a rotor onto the Eiffel Tower and called it a day
The Eiffel Tower's already loaded with communications antennas and weather-monitoring gear. It's the tallest point in Paris, so it's already plenty "put to use" 🙃
Actually, why didn't they just build the Eiffel Tower in the "Eifel" mountains in the first place? (A pun — "Eiffel" and "Eifel," the German mountain range, sound alike.)
Nice, you picked just the right instance for that one. In Germany we'd call that kind of talk "Gugu gaga" (baby talk for nonsense)
Exactly — which is precisely why we need more renewable energy
Unless I'm misreading what you wrote, I'd say there's still plenty of green left
That guy's just carrying water for Russian gas. Next he'll be saying "CO2's great, plants need it to photosynthesize"
Background and talking points
Wind turbine height has climbed steadily over roughly the past two decades thanks to advances in blade and tower technology, and this latest project is simply an extension of that trend. Comparing it to the Eiffel Tower (about 330m tall) is a phrase commonly used in overseas headlines, and in the thread it became the basis for jokes built on a half-serious misunderstanding about exactly where the turbine would actually be located. Meanwhile, the skepticism about repurposing old coal-mining sites and whether renewable energy is “really” eco-friendly appears to stem from Europe’s ongoing debate over dependence on Russian gas and decarbonization policy. Note that specifics like the developer’s name or completion date come from the original article and can’t be confirmed from the thread’s posts alone.
*This article excerpts posts from the thread “Made in Europe: The world’s tallest wind power plant is dwarfing the Eiffel tower” on the overseas forum Lemmy’s c/europe, loosely translated into Japanese by our editorial team. Our site takes responsibility for the translation.
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