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The 20k in Germany are much much smaller. The big ones require more space and can be built in less places due to how gigantic they are. On the other hand, placi
by t0mas88 5y ago
The 20k in Germany are much much smaller. The big ones require more space and can be built in less places due to how gigantic they are. On the other hand, placing them at sea is great for having more wind. And the main objection to sea based wind energy so far is the cost of construction which with a smaller number of them could decrease.
- choeger 5y agoNot that much smaller, actually. A typical run-of-the-mill turbine will have a capacity of 2.5MW. You can easily get up to 5MW onshore (but that's often constrained by proximity to villages or towns - renewable energy does not happen in or close to cities).
- hutzlibu 5y agoAh yes, a wind turbine in germany needs to be much further away from a village(1000m), than a coal plant with 700m or a garbage dump with 500m. Sadly, not everything is so green here, like it may sound.
- triceratops 5y agoWouldn't the sea air be terrible for corrosion too?