http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/25/texas-and-wind-wildcatting/ Helping the Earth with Technology Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:13:48 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/25/texas-and-wind-wildcatting/#comment-16899 Duncan McRae Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:56:59 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1455#comment-16899 <p>I think wind mills are a viable addition to the grid providing the grid has enough conventional fueled generation as spinning reserve to fill in the periods when the widn does not blow. What do you do if 10% of your power comes from wind mills and the wind slows or stops? What is going to make up that shortfall? If you can't make it up from another source and quickly, the whole grid could crash. There is one major fact of life you are ignoring. There isn't a utility in the country that has enough spinning reserve to pick up 10% of their load factor should the need arise.</p> I think wind mills are a viable addition to the grid providing the grid has enough conventional fueled generation as spinning reserve to fill in the periods when the widn does not blow. What do you do if 10% of your power comes from wind mills and the wind slows or stops? What is going to make up that shortfall? If you can’t make it up from another source and quickly, the whole grid could crash. There is one major fact of life you are ignoring. There isn’t a utility in the country that has enough spinning reserve to pick up 10% of their load factor should the need arise.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/25/texas-and-wind-wildcatting/#comment-10283 T. Boone Pickens: Kicking Off the World’s Largest Wind Farm « Earth2Tech Mon, 14 Apr 2008 16:03:46 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1455#comment-10283 <p>[...] figures closer to $6 billion (via the WSJ). Perhaps Pickens underestimated the cost last year. As we pointed out in February, the cost of the raw materials to build turbines, as well as demand for turbines themselves, have [...]</p> [...] figures closer to $6 billion (via the WSJ). Perhaps Pickens underestimated the cost last year. As we pointed out in February, the cost of the raw materials to build turbines, as well as demand for turbines themselves, have [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/25/texas-and-wind-wildcatting/#comment-9583 Web Fri, 21 Mar 2008 21:24:19 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1455#comment-9583 <p>Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.</p> Green energy is definitely the best solution in most cases. Technology like solar energy, wind power, fuel cells, zaps electric vehicles, EV hybrids, etc have come so far recently. Green energy even costs way less than oil and gas in many cases.

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/25/texas-and-wind-wildcatting/#comment-9081 Texas Gets the Wind Taken Out of Its Sails « Earth2Tech Thu, 28 Feb 2008 18:00:46 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1455#comment-9081 <p>[...] Posted February 28th, 2008 at 10:00 am in Energy Less than a week after the New York Times celebrated Texas’ dominant position in wind power, a cool, still day dawned. The cold weather drove [...]</p> [...] Posted February 28th, 2008 at 10:00 am in Energy Less than a week after the New York Times celebrated Texas’ dominant position in wind power, a cool, still day dawned. The cold weather drove [...]

]]> http://earth2tech.com/2008/02/25/texas-and-wind-wildcatting/#comment-9045 Vestas Wind Turbine Explodes with Power « Earth2Tech Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:16:55 +0000 http://earth2tech.com/?p=1455#comment-9045 <p>[...] 2008 at 7:12 am in Energy Right on the heals of The New York Times’ gushing piece on the Texas wind bonanza a video started circulating on the internet showing a far more dramatic portrait of wind power. The [...]</p> [...] 2008 at 7:12 am in Energy Right on the heals of The New York Times’ gushing piece on the Texas wind bonanza a video started circulating on the internet showing a far more dramatic portrait of wind power. The [...]

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