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keithwalton · 19-01-2005, 18:15

There is only so much kinetic energy in wind, yes the amount extracted could go up some, total kinetic is in the age old form of 1/2.m.v^2
Unfortunutly wind turbines because of operating ranges imposed on them they have quite a low max spin speed. so in high winds they have to lock down. All in all, we're talking KW tops here, whilst nuke plants and such are in the MW and even GW. You'll need a heck of alot of wind generators to produce the power we need.
Somthing i did think off was putting mass solar generators in deserts and stuff and piping the power back, only problem is the pesky sand

19-01-2005, 18:15	#39
keithwalton Inactive Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Southampton Age: 43 Posts: 1,089	Re: Nuclear power There is only so much kinetic energy in wind, yes the amount extracted could go up some, total kinetic is in the age old form of 1/2.m.v^2 Unfortunutly wind turbines because of operating ranges imposed on them they have quite a low max spin speed. so in high winds they have to lock down. All in all, we're talking KW tops here, whilst nuke plants and such are in the MW and even GW. You'll need a heck of alot of wind generators to produce the power we need. Somthing i did think off was putting mass solar generators in deserts and stuff and piping the power back, only problem is the pesky sand