On 08/01/07, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Re wind power: I found these devices very intriguing, > and did a good deal of reading about them. The main > problem is that the wind blows least when the power is > needed most (a hot, humid summer day), and blows the > most when power is needed least (a wet 4C November > morning). So, power companies have to keep lots of > capital tied up in fossil-fuel-burning reserve > capacity, and that's not attractive.
Coastal wind farms tend to be a fairly reliable around here but inland solar tends to be more viable. The effective storage of these alternate energies tends to be the problem as you suggest, one potential option I have read about consisted of giant flywheels, it would be quite a leap forward if they become a viable reality. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grid_energy_storage -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
