tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752027331714385066.post7881489455933262763..comments2024-03-19T14:38:21.141-07:00Comments on Terra Forming Terra: Wind Power Cheaper Than Nucleararcleinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05942529252160087271noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752027331714385066.post-63505618346416049872011-04-03T20:05:12.455-07:002011-04-03T20:05:12.455-07:00you are quite right, but what has and will now cha...you are quite right, but what has and will now change is the loss ratio for energy transfer. The recently announced thin super conducting cable will allow us to use thousands of individual wind towers all across the continent as if they are one plant.<br /><br />Thus we can place such towers in the best locales and avoid the obvious problems. Schools of wind towers out on the plains or off new England all look the same to the grid in New York once we are rid of line loss. <br /><br />This also effectively doubles at least the deliverables from the established infrastructure.<br /><br />Can you speak to the actual system losses experienced by various types of wind mills due to equipment failure?arcleinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05942529252160087271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1752027331714385066.post-1090978058945501602011-04-03T18:42:27.944-07:002011-04-03T18:42:27.944-07:00Dear Arclein:
I am very disappointed by this posti...Dear Arclein:<br />I am very disappointed by this posting and your ideas. You are very much mistaken regarding the viability of the wind power systems presently available. You have completely forgotten about maintenance costs and the fact that wind power is NOT a dependable source: far too variable. I have worked on environmental assessment and other projects involving windpower systems and the failure rate on the equipment, including equipment built and installed in the last 4-5 years, is incredible. The costs for land, impact on the land, production and transportation of materials, and many other issues - when compared to 2000-2010 nuclear technology (not the 1970s stuff) - is not a slam-dunk.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399615215117180234noreply@blogger.com