Re: Research: Wind power pricier, emits more CO2 than thought

On 13 Jul, 03:52, Bill Ghrist <notmyn...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Regarding the arguments about whether wind power is mature...

If you go back and read the article originally referenced by this topic
you will find that the premise has little if anything to do with the
maturity of wind power technology. Rather it has to do with the amount
and type of back up generation that must be provided if wind power is to
be a major portion of total generation. The article specifically
addresses the situation in the UK, and shows that it is not unusual to
have periods of calm winds over all of the UK and continental Europe,
sometimes for days at a time, meaning that you need an amount of backup
generating capacity equal to the total wind capacity.

Back on topic! Thanks.

And my response was it's an excellent article but there are several
points that the author misses. He concedes he doesn't analyse the
impact electric cars, which with a 30% market share might provide
10KWhrs x 10 million = 100 GWhrs flexible storage capacity.

He also misses domestic boiler generators / micro CHP, though to be
effective that will need improved gas storage facilities.

And the weather analysis didn't cover all of UK and Continental
Europe, but covered some of the UK and Denmark / Germany, which will
put a premium on wind farms further away, like Lewis. Personally, I
think Norway has the best potential for Wind Energy in Europe.
.

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