On a post of this subject, a reader notes: There is nothing clean about wind turbines. Wow. Didn’t know that. To keep this simple, I would simply say: A) wind energy is about 9% of the total grid-mix in the …
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The Case for Tiny Wind (or Hydro) Turbines
A proponent of the wind turbine shown at left writes: I commented this 6 year’s ago . It is so simple even if you put in small stream 1 000 000 small turbines like this one, you will have more …
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Understanding Claims on Wind Energy
The three-bladed wind turbines we see all over the world extract about 90% of the theoretically available kinetic energy from the air that moves through them. A 60% would violate the laws of physics. Of course, these people are not …
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Molten Salt Energy Storage
Though there’s nothing theoretically impossible about the story at left, I doubt it’s true. That’s because Denmark has a superabundance of renewable energy due to its phenomenal wind resources. When it has too much for its own consumption, it sells …
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Wind Energy Making Real Progress, Regardless of what Trump and Cynical Republicans from Kansas Say
Re: a supposed new mode of renewable energy generation, a representative of the “Sumner County Kansas Republican Party” writes: No one care (sic) what power they can harvest/generate, the question is “what tax benefits are there?” I’ll file this comment …
New Approach to Wind Energy?
Wind energy is based on removing some of the kinetic energy from a certain volume of moving wind and converting it to electricity. Think of the volume of wind that passes through the area bound by the circular movement of …
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Is Germany Celebrating Halloween?
BOOOOOO. Sounds great for Halloween! The lights come up for a moment — then down — and then it’s totally dark! Spooky, albeit a bit dangerous for pedestrians. Hugely expensive though, probably 500 – 1000 times conventional approaches. Actually, it’s …
Denmark’s Supposed Re-Use of Wind Turbine Blades
This concept here is asinine, but it would be a lot less so if wind turbine blades were curved as shown in the picture.
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Wind Tree
According to AI: Netherlands has introduced the “Wind Tree,” a vertical structure covered with hundreds of small, leaf-shaped turbines that generate electricity from even minimal wind. Unlike conventional wind turbines, these trees blend seamlessly into urban or park landscapes while …
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Trump, a “Wrecking Ball for the Climate,” Goes Head-to-Head Against Wind Energy
I just caught a TV news segment on the Trump administration’s attempt to eliminate wind energy from our grid mix. It’s possible that the reason behind this is more complicated than it appears, but we all need to take the …
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