couldn't you have an at least semi wind powered car by putting fans on the sides like they do on the middles of highways to capture the wind and then transfer it to a motor that powers the car ? Its like you could start out with gas to move the car and generate the wind just by moving and switch to the wind power generated form the gas power. anything wrong with that theory ?
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Scotland bids to host world's first floating windfarm
17 August 2010 James Murray Read More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...-floating-wind Quote:
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Windy City's Gusts Supply Power to Stylish Turbines
Aug 19, 2010 By Rachel Arndt Read More: http://www.fastcompany.com/1683897/l...reat-wind-spin Quote:
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Wind Power Without The Blades
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The Wind power is one of the best Non-Conventional resource of energy which needs a lot of research harness to produce power.The following are the advantages and disadvantages of Wind power.
Advantages: 1)The wind is free and with modern technology it can be captured efficiently. 2) Once the wind turbine is built the energy it produces does not cause green house gases or other pollutants. 3)Remote areas that are not connected to the electricity power grid can use wind turbines to produce their own supply. Disadvantages: 1)The strength of the wind is not constant and it varies from zero to storm force. This means that wind turbines do not produce the same amount of electricity all the time. There will be times when they produce no electricity at all. 2)Wind turbines are noisy. Each one can generate the same level of noise as a family car travelling at 70 mph. Water damage |
You thought I was joking about it getting really flat an hour or two west? In the northeastern part of the state, at least we still have a few woodlots.
Here are a few scenes from White County. Here's the base of a 1.5MW turbine. It's 260 feet up to the center of the shaft, and the blades are 130 feet long, so it's 390 feet to the top of the arc. If I remember correctly, the concrete foundation is 14 feet in diameter and 37 feet deep. That's a lot of concrete! I thought there would be some sort of lift to access the nacelle for maintenance, but nope! There's a caged ladder. Technicians wear safety harnesses and hook in and climb the whole way. |
Very interesting posts Robert_Pence.
Looks as if Tippecanoe County is going to receive their first turbines in the coming months. Here's an article from today's Journal-Courier. http://www.jconline.com/article/20101202/NEWS/12020331 |
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Advantages 1. No greenhouse gas emissions or other pollutants, obviously. No radiation, unlike fossil fuels and nuclear. 2. No water consumption: fossil fuel and nuclear power plants waste water and the water they draw is subsidized (i.e. free). This is a big issue in the Great Lakes where the water levels have been dropping thanks mostly to all the coal plants on the US side (US = the Saudi Arabia of Coal). Plus, water vapour is a greenhouse gas as well... 3. Cheap production of electricity and low electricity prices offsets most of the subsidies consumers have to pay. Disadvantages. 1. Bird collisions and loss of habitat for certain bird species (esp. offshore wind). 2. Large amounts of decentralized, small-scale generators destabilizes the grid and so large-scale plants would still need to be in operation. 3. Variation in electricity production not matching variation in electricity consumption results in excess electricity, which causes a whole bunch of economic and technical problems. 4. NIMBYism: wind turbines aren't just noisy, and they're also very visible in the landscape. 5. Corrosion and other damage due to salt (offshore wind in the oceans). |
Ecomagination Challenge: Transit Tunnels That Power New York City?
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Which are the tallest and most powerful wind turbines used in North America?
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How Schools Of Fish Can Lead To More Efficient Wind Farms
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Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear
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Secondly, I would need to get paid to look at this to devote the 'energy' (LOL) needed to prove or disprove the thesis that the gross amount of energy consumed by these devices (not the converted to final form energy) would increase the use of gasoline, diesel, hybrid, etc., of the vehicles. Of course, this would be a rather small percentage increase in fuel use, say 1%. In effect then, this might be viewed as a tax, IMO. |
Next-Gen Wind Turbines Use MRI Tech To Generate More Energy
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Wind power to make up half of Danish energy use in 2020
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Size Does Matter — More Massive Offshore Wind Turbines for Europe
December 3, 2011 By Charis Michelsen Read: http://cleantechnica.com/2011/12/03/...es-for-europe/ |
World's biggest offshore windfarm planned off Scottish coast
31 August 2012 By Terry Macalister Read More: http://www.guardian.co.uk/environmen...t&type=article Quote:
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In Germany, there is a wind turbine under construction, using a 100 metres tall wood tower, see http://www.timbertower.de/projekte/p...-marienwerder/ . Good idea?
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Finally, A More Exciting Design For Wind Power
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