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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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Jb
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sean Downsizer Moderator
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Jb
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cassy
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Jb
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Posted: Wed Jun 12, 13 8:46 am Post subject: |
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cassy wrote: |
JB wrote: |
A typical 100MW wind farm would cover about 6000 acres so 1200 of those would cover about 7 million acres, or about 10% - 15% of the UK. I would also question whether it's practical to find suitable locations for 1500 100MW hydro schemes (Glendoe is extremely unusual in its location) |
I take the point about efficiency v installed capacity. However, the 7 million acres are not lost from providing other functions. You can graze under turbines, grow certain crops; loch/lake fish stocks could be increased to provide a meaningful amount of food, free range water-fowl...... I'm liking the idea more! |
Loss of land is not an issue, because as you say it can be used for other purposes. What is an issue is whether there is that much land suitable for turbines. It's got to be hilly (edit - not necessarily, it just needs to be windy, which for most purposes means coastal or hilly), non urban, not affected by being downwind of too many other turbines etc. You could of course use offshore wind which solves the power availability but adds a lot of cost and engineering problems.
The other question is could you persuade the general public to accept that much land being being used for or near wind farms? It's hard enough to get them to accept putting up a single turbine never mind the number that would be required for a project of that size. |
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cassy
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Treacodactyl Downsizer Moderator
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Jb
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