Originally Posted By: MolaKule
Installed wind turbine costs have increased 65% during the last decade, contradictory to statements made by those pushing so-called "renewable" energy.
Regarding "understanding" how the grid works also, the capacity factor versus MW output is a design/construct issue.
You need (on average) to install 3 times as much wind (nameplate rating) to get the same output factor as a thermal, on an annualised basis...as wind capacity factors are only in the 25-35% range (again on an annual basis).
You can choose smaller machines to get higher capacity factors, but they lower the MW output even further.
http://energynumbers.info/capacity-factor-of-wind
The fact that they are ungoverned, cannot be scheduled to ramp up/down for control of frequency and power factor, you need more of these
http://www.alstom.com/press-centre/2014/...net-in-germany/
In the grid, which are big generators sitting there spinning without a turbine to control what happens in trnasmission.
Installed wind turbine costs have increased 65% during the last decade, contradictory to statements made by those pushing so-called "renewable" energy.
Regarding "understanding" how the grid works also, the capacity factor versus MW output is a design/construct issue.
You need (on average) to install 3 times as much wind (nameplate rating) to get the same output factor as a thermal, on an annualised basis...as wind capacity factors are only in the 25-35% range (again on an annual basis).
You can choose smaller machines to get higher capacity factors, but they lower the MW output even further.
http://energynumbers.info/capacity-factor-of-wind
The fact that they are ungoverned, cannot be scheduled to ramp up/down for control of frequency and power factor, you need more of these
http://www.alstom.com/press-centre/2014/...net-in-germany/
In the grid, which are big generators sitting there spinning without a turbine to control what happens in trnasmission.