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Embrace the Revolution is giving a voice to the silent majority who support wind energy. If you're in favour of wind energy, it's time to show your support: ... [More...] [Less...]

First added:14 December 2007 , by: David Baldwin [Report as spam]

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Description: “maxing out” the technology we already have? Are we talking about turbines on every square inch of available land? I would agree that having that many turbines could alter wind patterns, and perhaps this would prove not to be as promising as we once hoped, as turbines in formerly windy areas would have their generating potential stolen by turbines a hundred miles away diverting and weakening the wind. The best approach seems to be gradually adding turbines in high yield areas in order to determine what impact it has, and relying on up-to-date information on the generating potential for future sites . baby steps are better than none at all. Really? The title of this article implies that the writer has not done enough research. Wind is a politically driven green power source and not a viable option. Wind can never account for any percentage of the overall load without some back-up source ready to step in at a moments notice, which would then negate the entire purpose of the wind power so

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Wind Turbines Could Theoretically Power the Entire World, and Then Some | 80beats | Discover Magazine

http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/80beats/2009/06/24/wind-turbines-could-theoretically-power-the-entire-world-and-then-some/

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First added:9 July 2009 , by: IET Discover admin [Report as spam]

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