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1.5 Mega Watts (for the avoidance of doubt) is about a tenth of the output of a single modern wind turbine at full tilt. It’s not a lot of power.
by danw1979 4y ago
1.5 Mega Watts (for the avoidance of doubt) is about a tenth of the output of a single modern wind turbine at full tilt. It’s not a lot of power.
- pfdietz 4y agoAnd this is thermal power, so divide by 3 to get electrical power.
- HereIGoAgain 4y agoBut how much is it when the winds not blowing,... or blowing too hard?
- danw1979 4y agoI specifically said “at full tilt” to try and avoid an unnecessary debate about capacity factors, but I guess someone couldn’t resist. Would it have helped if I had compared the output of this proposed fusion reactor against a large base load biomass station like Drax (UK, 3900 MW) instead ? (0.03%)
- jjk166 4y agoWell that wind turbine is quite a bit bigger than 4 meters. 4 meters is the size of a car, and 1.5 megawatts is enough power for about 600-1500 homes.