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Wind power woes.(Letters To The Editor)
It is understandable why Mr. Justin Ertelt (Letter to the Editor, October 6 issue) might be slighted when he thought John McManus was rejecting alternative energy sources--particularly wind turbines--out of hand in his "The Sky Is Falling! Or Is It?" article (September 8 issue). Why should we not avail ourselves of "free" energy? There are several factors I suspect Mr. Ertelt may not be aware of.
To avoid "wind blocking" and turbulence, there is a limit to the number of windmills that can be accommodated on a parcel of land. Under ideal circumstances this limits the power available to about 17 kilowatts per acre. The practical limit, however, is about 5.8 kilowatts per acre. To equal the output of a single nuclear power plant that can easily be sited on 100 acres, an area of 172,000 acres (2,694 square miles--about 700 square miles larger than the ...
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213 Mouse-driven electrical estimating Software Shop Systems' new version of its electrical estimating software is mouse-driven: from a single take-off...
- Wisconsin Officials Tout Safety of Nuclear, Wind-Driven Electrical Power.
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By Judy Newman, The Wisconsin State Journal Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Oct. 23--Nuclear power is less hazardous to your health than cancer, heart disease or driving to and from work every day, UW-Madison Medical School associate dean Paul DeLuca says. "There are no radiation effects of
- AUBURN TEENS WIN FOR DREAM MACHINE.(News)
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...utility vehicle with a titanium steel body and a computer-driven electrical system that was designed by Auburn high school students...vehicle features a global positioning system, computer-driven electrical steering mechanism, front and side air bags with weight...
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- United States : Juhl Wind, Inc. Completes New 20-Year Utility Contract for $46...
- News wire article from: TendersInfo November 4, 2009 700+ words
...based in Minneapolis, MN. The Danielson Wind Farms, LLC Wind project will be a community-owned and operated, wind-driven electrical energy generation facility with plans to utilize twelve large wind turbines at an estimated cost of approximately $46...
- Halter USX China Index Up 10.59% for Third Quarter 2009.
- Press release article from: Business Wire September 30, 2009 700+ words
...NASDAQ: WUHN) which engages in the design, development, manufacture, and sale of industrial blowers for steam-driven electrical power generation plants; and China Agritech, Inc. (NASDAQ: CAGC) which manufactures and sells organic liquid compound...
- Hybrid vigour; Diesel engines.(A new hybrid diesel)(efforts to cut fuel...
- Magazine article from: The Economist (US) September 28, 2002 700+ words
...and so on--can be provided by this generator. There is therefore no need for the diesel to have its own alternator-driven electrical system, a significant weight saving. Fuel consumption is a thrifty four litres per 100km (70 miles per gallon) and...
