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Offline rangerrebew

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Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« on: July 24, 2023, 09:31:11 am »
Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
.By Hugo Putuhena & Fraser Sturt , Susan Gourvenec
 
To reach net zero, the world may need as many 200,000 offshore wind turbines generating 2,000 gigawatts (GW) of energy.

To put this in context, by the end of 2022, 63 GW of offshore wind capacity had been installed worldwide. Within the next 28 years, the offshore wind energy sector needs to expand so that it is capable of producing 32 times its current energy capacity.

But where do we put all these extra offshore wind farms? Their locations will need to be chosen in order to maximise their energy output and their social benefits, while ensuring they have the minimum impact possible on the environment. Balancing all these factors is not a straightforward task.

How much space do we need?

https://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2023/07/05/where_will_all_the_wind_turbines_go_963995.html
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #1 on: July 24, 2023, 05:59:34 pm »
Land fills and scrap yards.
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #2 on: July 24, 2023, 06:01:08 pm »
That amount of wind turbines will have a significant deleterious effect on the local micro-climates where they are placed.
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #3 on: July 24, 2023, 06:01:37 pm »
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Dump them in the Mariana Trench.  It's deep enough.  Outta sight, outta mind.
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #4 on: July 24, 2023, 09:53:11 pm »
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #5 on: July 24, 2023, 11:35:09 pm »
I don't know why the didn't put them up in space where the solar wind always blows.  :shrug: :laugh:
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #6 on: July 25, 2023, 01:30:53 pm »
Quote from: Jack Russell on July 25, 2023, 01:24:30 pm
But how can there be wind when space is a vacuum, with nothing there?  What's  actually blowing?

atomic and subatomic particles streaming off the Sun, and coming in from interstellar space (although, down at the Earth level, cosmic rays from interstellar space are not particularly dense).
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #7 on: July 25, 2023, 01:31:08 pm »
Quote from: Jack Russell on July 25, 2023, 01:24:30 pm
But how can there be wind when space is a vacuum, with nothing there?  What's  actually blowing?

That is just me trying to point out how ridiculous wind turbines are. @Jack Russell
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #8 on: July 25, 2023, 01:38:41 pm »
Quote from: bigheadfred on July 25, 2023, 01:31:08 pm
That is just me trying to point out how ridiculous wind turbines are. @Jack Russell
How the heck are you?  You still doing some cabinet work or completely retired now?  I knew you had some health issues, but sure great to see you back on here.
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Re: Where Will All the Wind Turbines Go?
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2023, 01:42:50 pm »
Quote from: Jack Russell on July 25, 2023, 01:38:41 pm
How the heck are you?  You still doing some cabinet work or completely retired now?  I knew you had some health issues, but sure great to see you back on here.

I' m pretty much retired and disabled. I am feeling well enough to post but spend the majority of my time in bed. Thanks for asking.
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