Wind goes up in the winter to compensate for the lack of solar, which crashes due to high latitudes. The grid can only accommodate so much power from intermittent sources, so they’re able to ramp up wind.
Category: Wind Energy
Republicans Make Some Truly Asinine Comments
It’s hard to disagree with this. I’m always amazed at the twisted arguments the ultra-right raises about the common sense measures that our society is taking to protect itself against the threats it’s facing. Aren’t they ashamed of themselves? There …
Wind Turbines, A Blight?
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder, but I’ll grant that wind farms are less attractive than open areas of land or sea. Having said that: Wind farms are cited in areas with exceptional wind velocities, and no one …
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Why Flower Turbines, “Most Fundable Company,” Will Fail
Apparently, Pepperdine University’s business school, Graziadio, has named its 2020 Most Fundable Company® winner, Flower Turbines, calling it “an innovative wind turbine that has revolutionized the industry.” I use the word “apparently” because concepts in small wind like this, of …
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Take a Cool Guess—The Fun Quiz on Renewable Energy and Environmental Sustainability. Today’s Topic: New Renewable Energy Generation Added to the Grid-Mix
Question: Which energy resource represented the most new generation in 2020? At 17 gigawatts, what percentage of the total new generation was that? Answer: Can be found at Clean Energy Answers. Relevance: It’s currently only 11% of the total grid-mix, …
New Wind Energy Concept Analyzed
Shown at left is a new concept in wind. Let’s do some math and determine how well this will do against one big wind turbine of the same size. Keep in mind that the power generated by a wind turbine …
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Yes, Wind Energy Has Its Own Carbon Footprint
Climate deniers and renewable energy skeptics frequently point out that wind and solar have their own carbon footprints, and that these numbers are either totally unknown or astronomically high. The first part of this is true, to be sure. There …
France Faces Issues with Wind Turbines
A friend sent me this piece for comment, presenting the objection that some people in southern France have to wind turbines. Most of it focuses on the issue of the disposal of wind turbine blades that are decommissioned in favor …
Shine: A Portable Wind Energy Charging Unit, An Idea Straight Out of Hell
Over the 12 years that 2GreenEnergy has been beating the bushes for new concepts in clean energy, we’ve introduced readers to countless bad ideas, suggesting, of course, that they be avoided. There are many devices that help campers charge their …
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A Wind Energy Icon Has Passed On
In his masterful blog Wind-works.org, Paul Gipe (pictured here) writes: Preben Maegaard (pictured below) died 25 March 2021. He was 84. His death likely won’t mean much to most North Americans. After all he wasn’t a household name like reality …
