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Urban wind turbines seem like a terrible way of producing energy. Low wind speeds, lots of people to disturb with noise and flicker, turbulent flows due to buil
by padjo 2y ago
Urban wind turbines seem like a terrible way of producing energy. Low wind speeds, lots of people to disturb with noise and flicker, turbulent flows due to buildings. Hard to see how a bunch of these could ever compete with a single gigantic 6MW turbine out in the countryside
- __alexs 2y agoThey are terrible. Source: I worked for one of the UKs highest profile and now bankrupt micro wind generation companies for years. Pros: Less need for moving power a long way. (This is a lie because you can't generate enough power in the urban environment anyway.) Cons: Maintenance is much more expensive. Less wind. More turbulence.
- padjo 2y agoHah, thanks for confirming my suspicions with professional experience.