[modeleng] Re: Semi OT windmills / generation
- From: cbrumbelow@xxxxxxxxxxx
- To: modeleng@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 28 Dec 2004 17:29:01 +0000
Thanks, Jeff.
The greenies don't want to talk about the noise polution and bird kills from
giant windmills, either. They do want to tear out older hydroelectric dams -
at least in the COW states of the USA. "Back to nature" probably would mean
75% to 90% of the world's population could no longer be supported, but I'm not
sure they've thought of that . . . or care (figuring that they and theirs will
be part of the surviving percentage).
More toward topic . . . I think there is a lot of untapped potential for small
site power generation -- almost model in scale. Small steam plants which could
burn wood, coal, corn stalks -- whatever. In Tennessee, a lot of trees are
removed every year for development and landscaping, and most of these are
buried or burned in on-site bondfires. They could be processed for fuel.
Likewise, small hydro and windmill plants could be effectively used in many
areas.
Charles
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> Here's a Reuters story about the big electricity generating windmill in
> Pickering Ontario - I drive by it often.
>
> The mill cost 50 million dollars CDN to build, and has a 1.5 million dollar
> annual maintenance bill. The expected service life is 25 years.
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