World's biggest wind turbine shows the disproportionate power of scale

https://newatlas.com ^ | August 22, 2021 | Loz Blain

[EEGator]

That’s one hell of a sea bird chopper.

I wonder what the speed at the point of the blade can reach?

[erkelly]

Wow! That will kill a lot of sea gulls!

[House Atreides]

So, how much do these cost and what percentage would they be “off grid” (I.e., not spinning)?

[Red Badger]

http://www.myse.com.cn/en/jtxw/info.aspx?itemid=825

[allendale]

Well at least the fish will get fed a new source of protein from birds. Wonder how well those big blades will do with lightening strikes and fierce storms.

[Gman]

There’s going to be a Fast Food McSeaGull opening right underneath it.

[setter]

China is beating us in nearly every technology. 10-15 years from now we will be their slaves.

[Red Badger]

You are too optimistic...................

[Macoozie]

And when they are done, you have to chop up the blades and bury them in the sand.

Hazardous materials.
Non-recyclable.,

Nut it’s guh-reeeeeen!!!!1

[EEGator]

242 meter diameter, with blades of 118 meters. If the wind is around 35 mph, or around 56 m/hr the tip of the blade is at ludicrous speed...

[Obadiah]

Someone please tell me what one does with the turbine blades after their useful life span. My understanding is that they cannot be recycled or reused, they can only bury them in large pits where they will stay for thousands of years, but hey, it’s “clean energy”, right?

[Red Badger]

LOL!!...................I just watched that last weekend!...........

[EEGator]

Nonsense. Those Chinks can only steal technology and reverse engineer it.

[Red Badger]

This is China. They don’t care..................

[Da Coyote]

“...capable of powering 20,000 homes per unit over a 25-year service life.”

Wouldn’t bet my life on that.
Wouldn’t even bet a good hamburger.

[EEGator]

It’s about how you feel, not actual facts.

[Maine Mariner]

I bet there is no discussion of “social justice” math or other stem type classes. I also bet that engineering students in China spend very little time if any on CRT.

[Blood of Tyrants]

There are dozens around Lansing, MI and they are an eyesore.

[butlerweave]

How much noise does this pile of Obama make ?