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Largest windfarm planned...

Thu, 01/11/2001 - 10:27 — jheimann

The world's largest windfarm, consisting of 450 large wind turbines, will supply enough electricity for over 70,000 homes in the Northwest portion of the US. Here are some highlights:

  • Being built by a major utility corp -- this will be the first buy-in to windpower by a major supplier.
  • Each turbine will monitor itself and adjust its blade angle and direction to optimize electric output.
  • They will use larger, slower moving blades than the typical wind turbines. The current fast-moving blades act like a bird Cuisinart. I also think this will help to lessen the noise pollution caused by the current turbines.

Wind energy is great... if you can find an area with a consistent breeze of 6+ mph then you have a prime spot for it. Plus, the ground area can still be utilized for crops/grazing, etc because of the small base footprint of the turbines.

Let's hope to see more stuff like this in the future!   Read the MSNBC story...