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In addition to other points made, I wanted to add, at the altitude large turbines reach, there is almost always wind, around the clock.
by ip26 6y ago
In addition to other points made, I wanted to add, at the altitude large turbines reach, there is almost always wind, around the clock.
- polote 6y agoThis is not the case, wind is not enough, the production depends on the strength of the wind "In particular the occurrences of wind blowing below à 8 m/s (4 Beaufort, blue line) are far from being negligible, and that winds of 7 Beaufort or over, which are necessary to get the full power of the above wind turbine, blows much less than 50% of the time." https://jancovici.com/en/energy-transition/renewables/how-many-windmills-to-produce-all-french-electricity/ https://jancovici.com/en/energy-transition/renewables/how-ma...
- ip26 6y agoWhy must you get the "full power" of the turbine? You asked about keeping the lights on at night- when demand is lowest.
- skitout 6y agoYour reference is a totally outdated article, with outdated facts (even if of course you need a minimum speed of wind to get full power... but we don't rally care about full power)