Wind Power Generation

Please report successful wind power projects.

One of the major problems is that demand does not co-incide with supply which is limited to windy, but not too windy, days (see Electricity Stored ). However more recent studies indicate that in UK as a whole, for example, there is rarely a time of day or night where a part of the country would not be generating. The total useable wind energy in UK is variously estimated as reaching 6 times the UK energy demands.

The synergy with hydrogen and electric transport is interesting.

How little we are doing in comparison!

Please report domestic projects with their costs and benefits in the section What We Can Do.

Sources

1. German Wind Power 45 kms Out to Sea 28/08/09
2. Largest Offshore Wind Farm in Denmark 18/09/09
3. Solar and Wind grow 45% pa in USA 2007 20/01/08
4. USA Prepares for Offshore Wind Generation 25/04/09
5. NiMH Battery Advances 01/04/09
6. Domestic Windpower Section 2008
7. Wind Cube - Smaller, Cheaper 30/05/09
8. French Wind Farm Losses 18/11/08
9. Artificial Trees Produce Solar and Wind Power 07/03/09
10. Green Living Wind Entrepreneur 21/01/09
11. Offshore Wind Boom 20/11/08
12. Wind Turbines Safe for Birds 01/10/08
13. New Storage Technology makes wind power feasible 04/11/08
14. Global Wind Potential 16/07/08
15. Wind Synergy with Hydrogen Transportation 2008
16. Biggest US Windfarm planned for 2011
17. UK Wind Power
18. Worlds Largest Wind Farm planned off Devon UK
19. BP has big US wind farm plans
20. Taller wind towers are cost effective.
21. Australian Wind Power
22. Chinese Wind Power
23. Wind Turbine Manufacture in China 02/08/07
24. Electricity Stored
25. Lewis wind power
26. Vertical Axis Turbine
27. Vertical Wind Energy Suppliers

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