I heard a really good talk about lifecycle analysis (LCA) yesterday that took wind energy as an example, and examined the overall ecological footprint associated with an individual large turbine. On average, about 7.8 megawatt-hours of energy goes into extracting the …
Category: Wind Energy
Getting My Hands on a Micro-Wind Breakthrough
I had a wonderful conversation with WindStream CEO Dan Bates this morning at his home in Manhattan Beach,CA, during which I actually touched this unique micro-wind product, and came to understand the reasoning behind a great number of its cooler …
Windstream — Affordable Micro-Wind At Last
Here is our webinar for July, in which I interviewed Dan Bates, CEO of WindStream, a company with an exciting advancement in micro-wind. I begin by taking a step back from wind power, and micro-wind in particular, and noting that …
Micro-wind: Topic of Today's Webinar
I’m looking forward to today’s webinar on micro-wind. Personally, I’m a big believer in the subject, and I came across a few people in the last few days who think micro-wind is poised to explode in the next six months. …
July’s Webinar: Micro-Wind – Affordable At Last
There’s a lot to like about micro-wind leader WindStream and its radical approach to small, efficient, highly durable wind turbines that are easy to install on any rooftop. But there’s only one thing you really need to know at this …
Renewable Energy Is Not a Free Lunch, But That Doesn’t Make It Worthless
Ryan Radecki, from The Green Room at Ohio University, writes: I agree with some of your proposed ideas on the problems with environmentally friendly forms of energy, and I used your comments about having no free lunch for energy in …
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Do Wind Turbines Contribute To Global Warming?
A reader sent me this article in Scientific American that suggests the possibility that wind turbines contribute to global warming and requested my response. It seems to me that the first commenter nailed it: “the article also seems to forget warmist …
Do Wind Turbines Cause Health Issues?
Patricia A. Holden of West Dennis, MA writes: I am concerned about the big push for industrial wind turbines in this country. I frequently visit a friend in Falmouth, Massachusetts who has had three of these turbines installed within in …
Integrating Large Amounts of Wind Power Onto the Grid
I wrote a piece a few months ago on nay-sayers to wind, in which I pointed out that the UK’s Duke of Edinburgh just may be the king. In it, I noted: Here in the U.S., we have climate change …
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The Pros and Cons of Wind Power
[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yQENswF5QQ0&w=500&h=284] Here’s a short video I made explaining the basics of wind energy for young people, or newcomers to the subject. I explain why the wind blows, offer a brief history of man’s attempts to harness wind energy, and …
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