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Apparently Wind Turbines can make Bat's lungs explode!
In the united states they kill up to 50 golden eagles each year!
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What is the most expensive part in a wind turbine?
the land where it stand
How much does a wind turbine sale for?
go out to the shop and have a look
How much money does a wind turbine make a day?
It costs nothing but routine maintenance.
Where is the largest wind farm in New Zealand?
Today, the modern descendant of the old style windmill would be the wind turbine, and these are becoming increasingly common for generating electric power.One of their advantages is that they can often be situate close to the power demand - an important economic factor.
How much energy do wind turbines create?
Two 5MW offshore wind turbines were built on the DEWI-OCC test field in Cuxhaven, Germany in December 2006.A:Typically a wind turbine will produce between 5 and 8% of what they are rated for on average. Thus a 5 MWh plant should be able to produce 100,000 KWh each hour they are running. Most currently built systems are rated for 1 MWh in the United States so they typically will produce about 20,000 KWh of actual power. Wind systems are rated for average winds of 28 mph. If the average wind is 14 mph, they produce 10% of rated. If wind goes over 31 mph they produce no power and can consume energy to slow the blades. Feathering of blades does asist on reducing these issues, but doesn't eliminate them. A:A wind turbine in optimal winds generates its plate capacity. For example, a typical 3 MW wind turbine will generate 3 MW of electricity. An outdated but still moderately useful rule-of-thumb was that a megawatt would power a thousand homes; consumption is higher now so it's a little less than that, but still, a single 3 megawatt wind turbine will provide power in optimal winds to power close to 3000 homes. Winds vary, however. A typical jurisdiction will see 30% on average of the plate capacity over the course of a year. Some jurisdictions, such as north-eastern Brazil, have excellent winds and see capacity factors of 50%. Wind turbines are very economically viable at 30% capacity factors and become more profitable at higher factors.Except in very low or very high winds, wind turbines will usually be generating some electricity. They aren't just on or off.These factors are taken into account by grid managers when planning and managing new generation, new transmission and operating the grid.Most industrial wind turbines do take about their faceplate capacity from the grid for a few minutes at startup to get the rotors moving. This is trivial in comparison to hours, days or even weeks of continuous generation. In addition, as one wind turbine in a farm comes on line, it provides power to the very local grid to be used by the other wind turbines; the wind farm will typically boot itself up with significantly less than the number of wind turbines times the faceplate capacity from other sources.A:Every wind turbine has a range of wind speeds, typically 30 to 55 mph, in which it will produce at its rated, or maximum, capacity. If the wind is in the ideal range for a 1.5-MW wind turbine, it will produce power at the rate of 1.5 MW, its rated, or maximum, capacity. At slower wind speeds, however, the production falls off dramatically. Industry estimates project an annual output of 30-40%, but real-world experience shows that annual outputs of 15-30% of capacity are typical.
What does a wind turbine make?
A wind turbine makes wind for scientific study.
What are facts about wind farms?
A winds farms turbine moves more than 48 tons each second.
What does wind turbine help?
a wind turbine generates electricity for or use
What does Wind Turbine mean?
A wind turbine is like a giant fan that produces energy from the wind
What makes a wind turbine move?
Wind makes the turbine move and the wind makes elctrecity.
How is wind created in a wind turbine?
wind is not created by the turbine but wind that passes through the turbine causes it to turn, and the faster the turbine spins the more energy is created that can be turned into electricity and other resources. Hope This Helps :)
How a wind power system produce electricity?
The wind turns a wind turbine. The turbine turns a generator.
What is another name for a wind tower?
Another name for a windmill is the wind turbine
How can you generate power using a mini wind turbine?
To generate power using the mini wind turbine you will have to install a small wind turbine and connect it to the grid.
What does a wind turbine look like?
a wind turbine looks like a giant fan
How is a wind turbine a example of mechanical energy?
This is so because when a wind turbine turns or spins it exerts wind
How do you make a wind turbine in alchemy classic?
Active Robot + Metals + 2 Wind = Wind Turbine
