Wind is the fastest growing energy source in the world. Here in the US wind farms have popped up in more than 30 states, producing enough energy to power an estimated 2.5 million homes a day. Thanks to growing concerns over natural gas prices, a desire for energy independence and incentives for renewable energy production, it’s expected this trend will continue. Interviews with Eric Silagy, FPL Energy and Mike Revak, Siemens Power Generation. Footage of Horse Hollow wind farm. www.powergeneration.siemens.com
… And in Denmark, wind energy supplies 20 % of that nations total electricity demand!
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Wind energy is in the spotlight at present and the United States is leading this sector with numerous projects… The installation of wind farms helps generate electricity for millions of homes… Pacific Crest Transformers has some interesting information about the wind energy sector on their Facebook fan page.
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is anyone from knox watching this?
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I can definitely see wind power supplementing the grid but I don`t see how it can replace it.
1 Ordinary Wind Turbine – 1.5MW
1 Ordinary Coal Plant – 1300MW
1 Ordinary Nuclear Plant – 1200MW
How many wind turbines do you need to displace one coal plant?How much land does one wind turbine need? What is more reliable; 1 coal plant or 1000 wind turbines?You do the math.
@Allante715
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Secondly wind turbines are getting more and more efficient with newer designs, some experimental turbines are as high as 10 mw
Thirdly how much is displaced for a coal mine and all the environmental impact of burning said coal
Fourth wind farms tend to have less down time than that of a coal plant on a yearly basis, we should shift towards renewables being the base power load and conventional power stations being back up over time.
@garith21 We should actually build more nuclear powerplants. It as well as hydro and coal are the only competitive power sources.
@Mypagedamit
Well some are using wind energy mixed with hydro as a storage method during times of low demand, I also don’t oppose nuclear, but we don’t have a long term ample supply unless we use newer nuclear power plants such as the one bill gates is investing in where it uses waste from current nuclear power plants.
I think renewables should be a base load and conventional plants should be the backups because of it’s nature.
@Allante715 you can fit wind turbines anywhere, including wasteland or land with no economic value. the land usage is a non-issue