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One issue you have with land based installations is there is a size limit on how big they can be. From what I have been told the limiting factor is how big the
by DamnYuppie 9y ago
One issue you have with land based installations is there is a size limit on how big they can be. From what I have been told the limiting factor is how big the blades can be and be transported over our existing roads. The blades could be bigger but we couldn't physically transport them given our current infrastructure. Were as if they are build at a seaside port and put on a large freighter the size limitation is lessened.
- Qworg 9y agoThis is very true - of the top 10 largest wind turbine designs in production, only one is land based (due to segmented blades): http://www.windpowermonthly.com/10-biggest-turbines http://www.windpowermonthly.com/10-biggest-turbines Note, the largest has blades of 80 meters, for rotor diameter of 164 meters. That's roughly a rotating 50 story building.
- jacquesm 9y agoI've seen that Enercon machine up close during construction and it is absolutely amazing.