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olejoedad
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NOV 02, 03:59 PM
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Kinda like when the sun doesn't shine, or the wind doesn't blow, huh?
I can't disagree.
I have no problem with nuclear fission or natural gas turbines.
Steady, clean power.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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NOV 02, 05:42 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
That doesn't sound like a practical idea, at all.
Move them to follow the seasonal winds? That's a lot of undersea infrastructure to get the electricity to shore, and a lot of energy and manpower to effect the relocation.
I would like to see tidal powered generation of electricity. |
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"That's a lot of undersea infrastructure to get the electricity to shore"
We're talking about water wind power, so it's the same regardless. I think wind farms on the water is stupid entirely... but if you're going to do it, my idea is absolutely better than having a single one. The infrastructure to get it to shore is the same, at least with my idea you have 5 wind turbines, not 1.
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olejoedad
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NOV 02, 06:33 PM
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I think I may have misunderstood your use of "move them around".
I thought you were referring to the location, you meant rotating the turbine orientation as the wind changes direction.
My bad.
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82-T/A [At Work]
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NOV 02, 06:53 PM
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| quote | Originally posted by olejoedad:
I think I may have misunderstood your use of "move them around".
I thought you were referring to the location, you meant rotating the turbine orientation as the wind changes direction.
My bad. |
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Well, to an extent, the undersea cable will already have to exist... but I was thinking more like moving it maybe on the other side of a bay, or a hundred feet or so... not vast expanses. Whenever there's a wind turbine installed, there's always a geotechnical survey done to determine efficiency and location... so this would need to be done for this as well, finding a spot where it can attract the wind throughout the year requiring only minor placement change. For example, if there is a cliff that during one part of the year blocks substantial northern winds, you can move the station a little further out. This is something that's already done for ocean-based wind farms already... so not particularly new.
It's also something they have to consider for land-based wind farms as well.. ensuring that year-round it's in the best spot to maintain a level of consistency. On the water, you can actually maximize this by moving the wind turbine to a different location (as I said though, not vast distances).
https://blogs.scientificame...-across-the-seasons/
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cliffw
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NOV 03, 09:12 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by 82-T/A [At Work]:
I don't understand why they don't produce a mobile wind platform that can be anchored and has 4 posts. You can have 4 equal-sized blades (about half the size of one of those blades at the bottom, with a 5th large prop coming up from the middle raised above the other 4. As a mobile platform with actual lateral support, you could move these around pretty quickly and they'd be able to withstand hurricanes much easier with collapsible blades. We could build them at home, and use those off-shore, allowing us to move them based on the changing seasonal winds in the ocean. |
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Todd, that has been done. Adapted from oil / gas drilling mobile platforms, [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackup_rig] Jackup platforms can enable wind fans.
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olejoedad
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NOV 04, 08:50 AM
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82-T/A [At Work]
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NOV 04, 10:31 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cliffw:
Todd, that has been done. Adapted from oil / gas drilling mobile platforms, [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackup_rig] Jackup platforms can enable wind fans. |
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Fixing your link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackup_rig
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cliffw
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NOV 04, 10:57 AM
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Thank you.
About the needed electrical feed to your house. They have extension cords which can be connected to the main feed to land. Just as oil / gas pipelines. Even railroad "spurs".
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ray b
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NOV 04, 11:38 AM
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| quote | Originally posted by cliffw:
Thank you.
About the needed electrical feed to your house. They have extension cords which can be connected to the main feed to land. Just as oil / gas pipelines. Even railroad "spurs". |
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one of the BIG PROBLEMS WITH WIND
UTILITY CORPrats do not want to fund the '' extension cords ''
so stall and make projects wait for many years to be hooked up
likely at BIG OIL'S REQUEST
AS MORE WIND MEANS LESS OIL SALES
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rinselberg
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NOV 05, 06:37 AM
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"Fact check: Trump falsely claims California had ‘blackouts all over the place this summer’"
Daniel Dale and Ella Nilsen for CNN; November 4, 2023.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/11...city-grid/index.html
Trump's latest gaslighting of Americans on energy and climate-related issues is analyzed in this brief CNN news report.[This message has been edited by rinselberg (edited 11-05-2023).]
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