What lifetime oil amount does the speaker claim is required to keep wind turbines lubricated?

Name: Wind energy isn’t clean #realestate #oilandgasinvesting
Uploaded: 2025-06-13T19:00:33+00:00
Duration: 50 s
Channel: Courtney Moeller
Description: Short YouTube commentary (Courtney Moeller) arguing that wind energy is not truly 'clean.' The speaker claims wind turbines require substantial…

Courtney MoellerIron Horse Energy Funds Manager

Wind energy isn’t clean #realestate #oilandgasinvesting

13 Jun 2025 · 1 min

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Short YouTube commentary (Courtney Moeller) arguing that wind energy is not truly 'clean.' The speaker claims wind turbines require substantial oil/diesel for transport and construction (concrete work), ongoing maintenance lubrication (cites "500,000" barrels/gallons over a turbine lifetime), and that turbine parts are difficult to recycle, leading to "windmill graveyards." The piece frames wind as an alternative energy source that remains dependent on oil and gas.

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"500,000" (the speaker says 'I think, 500,000 barrels of oil or gallons of oil over the lifetime of them').

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A lot of people don't realize that it's not clean. Clean energy is not clean. A lot of the windmills that we have in place, they take a substantial amount of oil and diesel just to get the parts hauled off, to get put into place. And the massive amounts of concrete that have to be poured, that require oil. And then even on top of that, they require, I think, 500,000 barrels of oil or gallons of oil over the lifetime of them just to keep them lubricated and on and running. So they're not clean. They're really just an alternative source of energy. But they're very dependent, once again, on oil and gas to even keep going. And then the parts are not even recyclable. If you look up, gosh, windmill graveyards, those panels and what they're doing and burying them into the ground, it's crazy.