Edmund Storms wrote:
> These are all good ideas that have been explored. However, turning an
> idea into a practical solution to a problem involving megawatts of
> power and billions of dollars takes a lot of time and capital, which
> is not available. The issue is not the lack of ideas but
These are all good ideas that have been explored. However, turning an
idea into a practical solution to a problem involving megawatts of
power and billions of dollars takes a lot of time and capital, which
is not available. The issue is not the lack of ideas but the ability
to put them int
Mauro Lacy wrote:
> Edmund Storms wrote:
>
>> And thus we see the basic flaw in wind generation. Unless a backup
>> source of power is in place and can be connected to an active grid,
>> wind power is not practical.
>>
> You can use an intermediate stage as energy storage. Why not produ
Edmund Storms wrote:
> And thus we see the basic flaw in wind generation. Unless a backup
> source of power is in place and can be connected to an active grid,
> wind power is not practical.
You can use an intermediate stage as energy storage. Why not produce
Hidrogen with wind (and solar) powe
OrionWorks wrote:
EU
> power authorities have been issuing fines to Danish power
> companies for delivering unwanted excess wind power. Wind
> provides ~24% of power in Denmark overall.
What a hoot! Can you clarify? Whose applecart are they upsetting?
It damages the network. It isn't that the
Jed sez:
...
> In same parts of Europe, especially Denmark, wind provides
> 50% to 100% (or more) of electricity on winter nights. EU
> power authorities have been issuing fines to Danish power
> companies for delivering unwanted excess wind power. Wind
> provides ~24% of power in Denmark overal
Edmund Storms wrote:
Europe has invested in its distribution system because most
transportation of goods and people is carried by electric trains.
The US has not made this investment . . .
As I mentioned, EPRI says that up to 20% of U.S. can be from wind and
other intermittent sources with
On Jul 8, 2009, at 12:12 PM, Jed Rothwell wrote:
Edmund Storms wrote:
And thus we see the basic flaw in wind generation. Unless a backup
source of power is in place and can be connected to an active grid,
wind power is not practical.
My comment clearly applied to the US. The situation in Eu
Edmund Storms wrote:
And thus we see the basic flaw in wind generation. Unless a backup
source of power is in place and can be connected to an active grid,
wind power is not practical.
This is incorrect. EPRI and European power companies that have a lot
experience with wind power say that mos
And thus we see the basic flaw in wind generation. Unless a backup
source of power is in place and can be connected to an active grid,
wind power is not practical. This source needs to be engineered into
a system rather than used as an add-on. The system in the US is too
fragile and too s
My guess is the "transmission issues" and grid regulation far
outweighed the capital funding. Building the equivalent of over 4
nuclear reactors at a single location whose output variability is
intimately linked by geography and weather AND figuring out how to
distribute to the loads while regulat
http://www.cnn.com/2009/TECH/07/08/pickens.wind.farm/index.html
Exerpts:
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NEW YORK (CNN) -- Billionaire oil man T. Boone Pickens is shelving
plans to build the world's largest wind farm.
T. Boone Pickens says the capital markets will not support his plans
to build the w
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