Re: Wind energy a boon for farmers - tenfold returns !
From: Patrick Powers (frisbieinstein_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 10/30/04
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Date: 30 Oct 2004 02:07:19 -0700
habshi@anony.com (habshi) wrote in message news:<418155f5.7038821@news.clara.net>...
> These if true are truly amazing figures . Nepal and other
> Himalayan countries can get very rich as the monsoon rises up the
> mountains. $3,000 return per quarter acre !!
>
I've seen a big wind farm in Washington state. There were maybe 50
windmills, each with a generator about the size of a small truck.
Built by a Danish company.
The potential is pretty close to unlimited. The limiting factor is
that current farms are built close to existing electrical lines.
The monsoon might not work though. The propellers feather to prevent
damage once the wind gets over 15 knots. Turbulent storm air might be
a problem. The monsoon is also too seasonal. Many places in the US
get wind all year, most of the time. It is a windy country west of
the Mississippi, and much is sparsely populated. A lot better site
than Denmark.
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