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> wind (which froze up, albeit not as much as the natgas) Just a note about how much wind froze up in Texas: wind outperformed projected supply for the cold sn
by vel0city 2y ago
> wind (which froze up, albeit not as much as the natgas)
Just a note about how much wind froze up in Texas: wind outperformed projected supply for the cold snap.
- Animats 2y agoTexas energy wasn't prepared for severe freezes. You can buy the gear to run natural gas pipelines and wind turbines in arctic conditions. Natural gas has to be dried out near the source in cold climates.[1] It's water mixed with the gas that's the problem. Wind turbines with blade heaters run fine in Norway. It's a factory option. (The turbine itself provides the power to run heaters. One source says about 1/7 of output power is needed for blade heating in icing conditions.) [1] https://idc-online.com/technical_references/pdfs/electronic_engineering/057.pdf https://idc-online.com/technical_references/pdfs/electronic_...