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I’m curious how long it takes a spinning big wind turbine to make 200-2000 kWh of energy? This would properly frame how much energy is in a lightning strike fo
by JohnJamesRambo 5y ago
I’m curious how long it takes a spinning big wind turbine to make 200-2000 kWh of energy? This would properly frame how much energy is in a lightning strike for me.
- mkj 5y agoIf it's a 12MW turbine it's 10 minutes for 2000kWh. So actually probably not worth bothering with the lightning capture. I'd always thought lighting strikes were more energetic than that.
- zaarn 5y agoWhat makes lightning strikes so powerful is less the total energy and more the short timeframe it's delivered in.
- JohnJamesRambo 5y agoFascinating, thanks! A field of turbines is like captured lightning strikes that go on and on.
- s1artibartfast 5y ago>Today’s new wind power projects have turbine capacities of about 2 MW onshore and 3–5 MW offshore. Commercially available wind turbines have reached 8 MW capacity, with rotor diameters of up to 164 metres. Depending on the power, each 0.2-2 MW strike is equivalent to the energy produced in a few minutes to an hour of normal operation. https://www.irena.org/wind https://www.irena.org/wind