Not being talked about: those giant wind turbine blades break or wear out over time and end up in landfills.
That’s silly. Why don’t they make them out of something more durable, like plastic straws?
Not being talked about: those giant wind turbine blades break or wear out over time and end up in landfills.
That’s silly. Why don’t they make them out of something more durable, like plastic straws?
Mus’nt forget all the birds, hawks and eagles they help to control too. They are better than DDT at lowering the recovering populations of raptors!
I would like to see how they effect weather by slowing down surface winds.
On the up side, Gridlock, is that they are only installed where winds are consistent and strong. So if they do actually reduce the speed of the wind in that area, they will reduce their own efficiency, but it will be a huge plus for the people that live in that wind infested patch of prairie. I am looking at you south central Montana!
No such area where wind is consistent and strong. Well over half the turbines I saw driving through Texas, Colorado, and other states in the last.two weeks.weren’t turning. I drove for NY to WV to TX.to.CO. And this week I’ll be driving from CO back to NY along different roads, where I’ll see wind turbines not spinning.
I think that’s cause they shut them down after they’re no longer eligable for gooberment subsidies. Oh, I guess I have to admit, if demand isn’t high enough they shut them down. But mostly, once the subsidies stop the profit in running them goes away.
Can’t they just plant them outside the DNC Headquarters, the NYT’s Headquarters and put them on trailers to follow the Democrat candidates around?
Surprisingly enough, Gospace, the ones in Montana are actually turning most of the time now. 5 years ago it was about 50% to 75% turning, depending on the day. Now it is more like 95%. I doubt they are generating enough power to make them worth the money it takes to install and maintain them, but they are better than they were years ago.
The bearings only last about 5 years. With no subsidy for bearing replacement those that fail wind up as big, lifeless trees.
Vast windfarm graveyards. A tribute to ideology over reality. And they are growing larger with time!