http://www.ewea.org/blog/2013/02/electricity-from-australian-wind-farms-is-cheaper-than-new-coal-and-new-gas/ Breath of fresh air Sat, 15 Jun 2013 10:44:10 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.1 http://www.ewea.org/blog/2013/02/electricity-from-australian-wind-farms-is-cheaper-than-new-coal-and-new-gas/#comment-37248 Gerard Vaughan Thu, 07 Mar 2013 13:23:29 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=4447#comment-37248 61 Euro per MW-hr !!
This IS good news ! I have just been asked for half that for 180 kW-hr by the new “e-on” – e-prom, or something, in Bulgaria. Hence the protests in Sophiya, and Varna, that I failed to understand at the time.
The reality is, that these people who say that they can supply 1MW-hr for 61 – or even 601 Euro are so completely dissconnected from physical reality, that they – probably- don’t even realize that they are the most gifted liars on this holy Earth. One of them once tried to tell me that one of his (Matt. Partridge) “Turbines” paid for itself in 3 months.
Question. So why is oil still being prospected ? Why bother with any other investment ? 300% p.a. ! Wait till Wall street hear of it !
(they’re a little slow, it seems)
Bigger = more expensive per watt for the Turbine. Less cost per watt for the Alternator. The total cost T+A can be seen to be minimum when size is such that the cost of these two components is about equal. This happens – in my 25yr experience – at around .5 to 1m diameter. Here it is possible to obtain, from a correct design, 5 – to maybe 15% of cost per annum. The cost of the new sensible “farm” being about 1/40 that of current “technology”.
Wind is distributed, not centralized. Many (sensible) “TADs” could attatch to existing pylons thereby saving hugely on feed-cabling.
Then there is “Offshore”. But has anyone seen sails re-appearing on ships ? No. The technology seems out of their money-grubbing little reach.

]]> http://www.ewea.org/blog/2013/02/electricity-from-australian-wind-farms-is-cheaper-than-new-coal-and-new-gas/#comment-37088 European Wind Energy Association (EWEA) » Blog Archive » Technological advances are improving wind power’s competitiveness Wed, 06 Mar 2013 10:31:15 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=4447#comment-37088 [...] stated that wind is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, a story reported on this blog at the [...]

]]> http://www.ewea.org/blog/2013/02/electricity-from-australian-wind-farms-is-cheaper-than-new-coal-and-new-gas/#comment-35764 Belgium: Technological Advances Improving Wind Power’s Competitiveness, EWEA Says | ROV Pilot Technician Thu, 28 Feb 2013 10:17:00 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=4447#comment-35764 [...] February stated that wind is now cheaper than fossil fuels in producing electricity in Australia, a story reported on EWEA’s blog at the [...]

]]> http://www.ewea.org/blog/2013/02/electricity-from-australian-wind-farms-is-cheaper-than-new-coal-and-new-gas/#comment-34888 Dr.A.Jagadeesh Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:14:53 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=4447#comment-34888 In the Wind Power, Wind velocity is having cubic relationship. In a place where there is 4 m/s annual wind speed other factors remain the same power is : 4x4x4 = 64. If the Wind velocity is 5 m/s, Power is 5x5x5=125 almost double. So in most windy areas,Wind power can compete with Conventional power anywhere and need not be in Australia.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
Wind Energy Expert
E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com

]]> http://www.ewea.org/blog/2013/02/electricity-from-australian-wind-farms-is-cheaper-than-new-coal-and-new-gas/#comment-34887 Dr.A.Jagadeesh Sat, 23 Feb 2013 06:12:46 +0000 http://www.ewea.org/blog/?p=4447#comment-34887 In the Wind Power ,Wind velocity is having cubic relationship. In a place where there is 4 m/s annual wind speed other factors remain the same power is : 4x4x4 = 64. If the Wind velocity is 5 m/s, POower is 5x5x5=155 almost doiuble. So in most windy areas,Wind power can compete with Conventional power anywhere and need not be in Australia.
Dr.A.Jagadeesh Nellore(AP),India
Wind Energy Expert
E-mail: anumakonda.jagadeesh@gmail.com

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