☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.ml • 13 hours agoChina unveils kit to test 35MW wind turbines. News comes just days after 26MW machine was rolled out by another Chinese OEM as supersizing of wind turbines shows no sign of abating.external-linkmessage-square3 fedilinkarrow-up116cross-posted to: technology
arrow-up116external-linkChina unveils kit to test 35MW wind turbines. News comes just days after 26MW machine was rolled out by another Chinese OEM as supersizing of wind turbines shows no sign of abating.☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.ml to Technology@lemmygrad.ml • 13 hours agomessage-square3 Commentsfedilinkcross-posted to: technology
minus-squareSodium_nitride@lemmygrad.mlhexbear3·11 hours agoIs there any benefit to supersizing wind turbines? Is it more cost effective, or is the main benefit the reduced land use? linkfedilink
minus-square☆ Yσɠƚԋσʂ ☆@lemmygrad.mlhexagonhexbear4·9 hours agoyup https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-bigger-better linkfedilink
minus-squareSourCape@lemmygrad.mlhexbear6·10 hours agoThe power produced by wind turbines is directly proportional to the area swept out by the turbines (and thus their lengths) linkfedilink
Is there any benefit to supersizing wind turbines? Is it more cost effective, or is the main benefit the reduced land use?
yup https://www.energy.gov/eere/articles/wind-turbines-bigger-better
The power produced by wind turbines is directly proportional to the area swept out by the turbines (and thus their lengths)