Wind Turbines Could Theoretically Power the Entire World, and Then Some

Daox · 11-17-09, 08:15 AM

This is pretty cool. A study done by the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences shows that "maxing out deployment of current-generation technology could produce five times the total energy used in the world today, and 40 times the electricity". That is a LOT of power, wow. And, they didn't put these windmills every place you could think of. They limited it to places they could realistically be built.

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

Piwoslaw · 11-18-09, 02:58 AM

While browsing through magazines yesterday I can across an article that someone said that global warming will reduce windspeeds, effecting wind generation. Can't who said it or where I read it.

Christ · 11-19-09, 07:23 PM

And at the very top of that article...
DoE Tosses Tesla a $465 Million Loan to Make Mass-Market Electric Cars | 80beats | Discover Magazine

Some of the comments on that topic do raise fair points, also, with regards to wind generation and stability.

Bicycle Bob · 11-20-09, 04:17 PM

I've always read that we will have more storms, so the calms seem unlikely to increase.

AC_Hacker · 11-20-09, 06:37 PM

I came across this interesting site today.

Loads of free vintage plans.

Lots of these projects were from an era when people didn't have as much as we do today, before 'Do It Yourself' became an acronym.

A lot of inventiveness in these plans.

-AC_Hacker

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Christ · 11-20-09, 08:11 PM

Global warming will increase wind intensity, not decrease it. Wind is caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surfaces... Global Warming intensifies this situation.

Christ · 11-20-09, 08:12 PM

AC - Great link - Bookmarked for future reference.

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11-19-09, 07:23 PM	#3
Christ Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 123 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	And at the very top of that article... DoE Tosses Tesla a $465 Million Loan to Make Mass-Market Electric Cars \| 80beats \| Discover Magazine Some of the comments on that topic do raise fair points, also, with regards to wind generation and stability. Last edited by Christ; 11-19-09 at 07:30 PM..

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11-18-09, 02:58 AM	#2
Piwoslaw Super Moderator Join Date: May 2009 Location: Warsaw, Poland Posts: 961 Thanks: 188 Thanked 110 Times in 86 Posts	While browsing through magazines yesterday I can across an article that someone said that global warming will reduce windspeeds, effecting wind generation. Can't who said it or where I read it.

11-20-09, 04:17 PM	#4
Bicycle Bob Suncatcher Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Spiritwood, Northern Saskatchewan Posts: 42 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	I've always read that we will have more storms, so the calms seem unlikely to increase.

11-20-09, 08:11 PM	#6
Christ Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 123 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	Global warming will increase wind intensity, not decrease it. Wind is caused by uneven heating of the Earth's surfaces... Global Warming intensifies this situation.

11-20-09, 08:12 PM	#7
Christ Apprentice EcoRenovator Join Date: Aug 2009 Posts: 123 Thanks: 14 Thanked 1 Time in 1 Post	AC - Great link - Bookmarked for future reference.