Every single wind farm in the UK is backed up 100% with real power producing technology, for example if we build a wind farm to produce power to 5 million homes we also need them 5 million homes to have a backup form of power like nuclear or real power stations.

So in truth wind turbines have not decreased co2 at all. How can we be so foolish. Who is getting rich off these subsidies?

My family has land in upstate NY that has nothing on it, and we would like to turn it into a wind farm. How do I start the process of finding out if this is even possible? I already emailed people @ awea.org and no one got back to me. Any suggestions?

THANKS!

for example would i be able to put a windmill in my back yard? No because of the spacing of the homes (are too close to each other) but what are some other factors that play an important role in choosing a good location for a windmill or a wind farm?

Just wanna know your reasons why you are in favor or not in favor of wind farm installation in your area. Thanks in advance for your answers!

Many of the birds are protected species as well but somehow, its ok. Golden Eagles. ,000 fine and up to 5 years in the pen for shooting one but 200 are killed at 1 CA wind farm per year. Where is the EPA on this one?

http://www.wwltv.com/home/Small-lizard-threatens-oil-production-in-West-Texas-123835059.html

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052970203706604574376543308399048.html

Oil drillers are fined, wind farms are not. Oil drillers cover their equipment with nets now and have very few bird deaths.
No I didn't hug a tree but I did feed the birds.

The annual electrical energy demand is 300,000,000 KWh. Is it possible to build a wind farm that could provide electricity throughout the year? If so, how many wind mills will be required to build the wind farm. Average wind speed is 15 mph. A state-of-the-art windmill has a rotor blade length of 75 m and the practical efficiency of a wind mill is 40%.

How to estimate the power output per square km of the wind farm?

Thanks!12

I was just wondering if anyone might know of any regulations or requirements to put up a small to medium sized wind farm in Alaska and if so where can I get the information about it?

I have a debate coming up about the Wolfe Island Wind Turbine Project (The second largest wind farm in Canada). The debate is whether or not the Wolfe Island Wind Project, as well as wind turbines in general, are beneficial to the environment or not.

I know there are the simple answers that wind power is renewable and that it doesn't generate any pollution (except in production it does). What I am looking for (without much success) are the BIG reasons why wind turbines overall benefit the environment (looking at environmental, economical, social reasons, possibly compared to other types of energy). Can anyone help? Links to websites would be awesome as well.

How easy is it? To finance a commercial wind farm of about, say 10MW? And what would the bank require to approve such a project? Any companies (in South East Asia) you know which provide such loans? These info are for a small project i'm working on...

He mentioned ethanol, the production of which has been proven to be disastrous to the environment as well as damaging to food supplies.

He harped on electric cars which, again, create more pollution through the increased demand on power generation.

Wind & solar are useless outside of Jr High science projects.

So what mythological clean energy does he intend to throw away our money on?
How silly of me. Evidently everyone can have free power from wind or sun, we all just choose to pay ridiculous rates to burn fossil fuels.

Ethanol is a RENEWABLE fuel, but it is not a CLEAN energy source. This has been known for years. Do you people read anything other than fringe websites and propaganda?

http://www.livescience.com/environment/080318-biofuel-dead-zone.html

http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/386784/ethanol_production_can_be_harmful_to.html

As for Iowa... Not a single commercial wind farm operates without subsidies to stay afloat. They are economically unviable. In other words, the entire country is paying so Iowa can pretend wind energy is practical. It would be impossible to duplicate this nation wide.

I would like to establish a wind farm in Iran but I need a loan or credit.

To find a partner would be very good as well.

On a wind farm, there is alot of noise pollution. How can this be prevented?

Im doing a research paper and this is the only section im struggling with. What happens to a wind farm when it is shut down? Are parts recycled? If not how are they disposed of?

*Resources would be helpful.

Thank you in advance.

If there was to be a wind farm in the countryside, what points are good?

I want to purchase a 60K wind turbine and plant it in 29 Palms, CA wind farm. If all the electricity produced is returned to the power company, what would the monthly yield be?

Hello everyone,

I'm studying electricity in school, but I still don't have a firm grasp on electrical power systems and was hoping for some help. I have four main questions. Anyone working in power systems, please share your knowledge!

1. How do each of the various generation schemes (coal / steam turbine, wind farm, nuclear plants, etc) output power at exactly 60Hz? I understand the basics of how a electrical generator works, but I don't understand how they stabilized the output frequency to exactly 60Hz.

2. How do multiple generation points in the system synchronize their outputs to each other? How do all the different power plants and such dump power onto the grid together at the same phase?

3. I guess I don't understand the grid itself overly well. Could anyone explain the concept of the power grid? (for example, is it like multiple net contributors of power (power plants, etc) each acting similiar to batteries in parallel?

4. What happens to excess (unused) power? If a particular system has three 250MW power plants, but the neighborhoods they power only use up 600MW, what happens to the extra unused 150MW? I've heard that people monitor the power input/output and "adjust" the power output from the plants to match the consumers' usage. Is this true, and if so, how is this done? (shutting off generators, running them more slowly, etc). Also, if this is the case, what is done for power generation sources that cannot be human controlled (say, a wind farm; when the wind blows, it turns)?

Thanks in advance.

I find these things very interesting and pretty and I was wondering if it's okay to walk around them or if that would be trespassing.

Here's a picture of one if you don't know what a wind farm is.

http://livewellwomen.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/wind_farm.jpg

How much does it cost to build a hydroelectric dam compared to a wind farm?

I was wondering about the total cost of building a wind farm or even a solar farm. What would the initial investment be?

My community is on the banks of the Ohio River, it's a city of about 120,000 people and there is another town of about 30,000 across the river in Kentucky. I think a wind farm would be a great idea for this area. Who should I contact to get the ball rolling? Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

In average that is. And also, how many wind turbines do you usually have in range of a wind farm?

"Fifty-two percent of these people [living close to a wind-farm] also found noise to be a problem. Some of the symptoms they complained about include nausea, headaches and tinnitus."

http://www.watertowndailytimes.com/article/20090127/OPINION02/301279993

just like east, west, cascades

Marengo II
Goodnoe Hills
White Creek Wind Power Project
Marengo Wind Farm
Big Horn Wind Power Project
Wild Horse Wind Power Project
Hopkins Ridge Wind Farm