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Offshore wind farms can also slow down hurricanes. Studies have shown that a large wind farm could reduce a storm by a whole category level. Not a small thing.

theultdev 3y ago
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- bretpiatt 3y ago
  TLDR: This is a real thing, turbines have built in protection, and there innovating on the whole system to really do this. It's a potential game changer vs. trying to build seawalls or levees. Read more, "Taming hurricanes with arrays of offshore wind turbines", https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2120 https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2120 ...and..., "Wind Turbines in Extreme Weather: Solutions for Hurricane Resiliency", https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-extreme-weather-solutions-hurricane-resiliency https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-extreme-w...
  - theultdev 3y ago
    I'm aware of the current built in protections we deploy for land installations. Those prototypes for hurricane prone sea installations do look promising though, especially the downwind blades. Looking forward to seeing successful test data for these blades, it's certainly not going to be easy to withstand these forces.
- Dylan16807 3y ago
  How far do you think nearly-horizontal wind is going to carry a huge piece of metal? Unless you think it's not going to sink pretty quickly after it lands?
  - theultdev 3y ago
    I don't know, do you know how far it can carry them? It can carry roofs of trailer homes over miles after ripping them off, I believe it can carry wind turbine blade multiple miles. Have you never heard of massive schools of fish, including sharks, being sucked up and carried miles away onto land? I think you underestimate the power of a hurricane. Regardless, it's a reasonable concern to have, is it not? It should be proven to be safe, not the other way around. Don't assume something isn't hazardous.
    - Dylan16807 3y ago
      > it can carry roofs of trailer homes over miles after ripping them off Yeah, across land with nothing to sink into. > Have you never heard of massive schools of fish, including sharks, being sucked up and carried miles away onto land? From a hurricane, not a tornado? I have not heard of that.
      - theultdev 3y ago
        > Yeah, across land. You do know hurricanes lose power when they hit land right? > From a hurricane, not a tornado? Tornadoes do. Hurricanes do as well. Why do you think there would be any difference? Hurricanes are generally more powerful.
        Dylan16807 3y ago
        Cite something. > Why do you think there would be any difference? The direction the air currents go.
        theultdev 3y ago
        > Cite something. I was asking. I don't know what a hurricane will do to a wind turbine blade. You seem to be very sure, so I assume you have something to cite, could you link it?
        Dylan16807 3y ago
bilsbie 3y ago
Wow I’ve heard of that. Do you have further reading I could check out? That’s actually worth more than the energy generation.

theultdev 3y ago

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bretpiatt 3y ago
TLDR: This is a real thing, turbines have built in protection, and there innovating on the whole system to really do this. It's a potential game changer vs. trying to build seawalls or levees. Read more, "Taming hurricanes with arrays of offshore wind turbines", https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2120 https://www.nature.com/articles/nclimate2120 ...and..., "Wind Turbines in Extreme Weather: Solutions for Hurricane Resiliency", https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-extreme-weather-solutions-hurricane-resiliency https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-extreme-w...
- theultdev 3y ago
  I'm aware of the current built in protections we deploy for land installations. Those prototypes for hurricane prone sea installations do look promising though, especially the downwind blades. Looking forward to seeing successful test data for these blades, it's certainly not going to be easy to withstand these forces.
Dylan16807 3y ago
How far do you think nearly-horizontal wind is going to carry a huge piece of metal? Unless you think it's not going to sink pretty quickly after it lands?
- theultdev 3y ago
  I don't know, do you know how far it can carry them? It can carry roofs of trailer homes over miles after ripping them off, I believe it can carry wind turbine blade multiple miles. Have you never heard of massive schools of fish, including sharks, being sucked up and carried miles away onto land? I think you underestimate the power of a hurricane. Regardless, it's a reasonable concern to have, is it not? It should be proven to be safe, not the other way around. Don't assume something isn't hazardous.
  - Dylan16807 3y ago
    > it can carry roofs of trailer homes over miles after ripping them off Yeah, across land with nothing to sink into. > Have you never heard of massive schools of fish, including sharks, being sucked up and carried miles away onto land? From a hurricane, not a tornado? I have not heard of that.
    - theultdev 3y ago
      > Yeah, across land. You do know hurricanes lose power when they hit land right? > From a hurricane, not a tornado? Tornadoes do. Hurricanes do as well. Why do you think there would be any difference? Hurricanes are generally more powerful.
      - Dylan16807 3y ago
        Cite something. > Why do you think there would be any difference? The direction the air currents go.
        theultdev 3y ago
        > Cite something. I was asking. I don't know what a hurricane will do to a wind turbine blade. You seem to be very sure, so I assume you have something to cite, could you link it?
        Dylan16807 3y ago

bilsbie 3y ago

Wow I’ve heard of that. Do you have further reading I could check out? That’s actually worth more than the energy generation.