☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 3 months agoChina unveils kit to test 35MW wind turbines. News comes just days after 26MW machine was rolled out by another Chinese OEM as supersizing of wind turbines shows no sign of abating.www.rechargenews.comexternal-linkmessage-square4fedilinkarrow-up127arrow-down10cross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nettechnology
arrow-up127arrow-down1external-linkChina unveils kit to test 35MW wind turbines. News comes just days after 26MW machine was rolled out by another Chinese OEM as supersizing of wind turbines shows no sign of abating.www.rechargenews.com☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.mlEnglish · 3 months agomessage-square4fedilinkcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.nettechnology
minus-squareSodium_nitride@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 months agoIs there any benefit to supersizing wind turbines? Is it more cost effective, or is the main benefit the reduced land use?
minus-squareSourCape@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up10·3 months agoThe power produced by wind turbines is directly proportional to the area swept out by the turbines (and thus their lengths)
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up7·3 months agoyup https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-bigger-better
minus-squareIHave69XiBucks@lemmygrad.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up5·3 months agoSo when the aliens invade we can blow them away
Is there any benefit to supersizing wind turbines? Is it more cost effective, or is the main benefit the reduced land use?
The power produced by wind turbines is directly proportional to the area swept out by the turbines (and thus their lengths)
yup https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-bigger-better
So when the aliens invade we can blow them away