On 15/12/2012 10:58, Tim Streater wrote:
In article ,
Mike Tomlinson wrote:

... according to a study by the Uni of Delaware.

http://www.theregister.co.uk/2012/12...ewables_study/

We've got the wind here but not the solar...

1) This is the US, not the UK

2) It spins the usual fallacy that "the wind is always blowing
somewhere", which may be true over a large area such as the US. Over
here, we just had three days with next to no wind. In addition, if you
actually have wind here, but not there, you could install enough kit so
that the wind here also provided volts to cover the no-wind there. So
you've just at least doubled the amount of kit you need to install, and
have committed yourself to shipping large amounts or power long
distances, something to be avoided on a grid (see TNP's paper for details).

You haven't thought this through Tim.

If its windy over there, you can use the turbines to power fans to blow
air in this direction, making it windy here as well.


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Dave - The Medway Handyman www.medwayhandyman.co.uk