the first article references onshore wind in particular which is a good deal cheaper than offshore. you know how easy it is to get onshore farms built. and then to a substantial scale? when you resarch, you'll find the numbers vary wildly on the cost of most renewables because of the number...
i was rather think ing of the current rates, based on gas/coal mix. wind/solar is 3-4t times the cost overall, and then you need to maintain gas (or hydro) backups at substantial capital costs.
Hydro is great (best probably) but limited in scale, there arent many locations suitable and making...
the Qatari's never had a recession.
and if we are wanting to address the transfer of wealth from us to the Gulf states, we need to get serious about alternative energy sources naming nuclear or fracking. or of course "green" renewable sources at three to four times the cost so substantially...