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To: Titus-Maximus

After seeing the windmills in Holland, I didn’t think those bigger ones would really work since there’s little they can do to store the energy. I think they’re only good for churning butter or milling grain.


3 posted on 12/16/2009 12:15:23 PM PST by 12Gauge687 (Extremism in the defense of liberty is no vice)
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To: 12Gauge687
After seeing the windmills in Holland, I didn’t think those bigger ones would really work since there’s little they can do to store the energy. I think they’re only good for churning butter or milling grain.

STORE ENERGY!? Does a Nuke store energy?

17 posted on 12/16/2009 12:35:34 PM PST by DungeonMaster (camel, eye of a needle; rich man, heaven)
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To: 12Gauge687; Titus-Maximus
"there's little they can do to store the energy"

A sizable amount on Denmark's windpower is stored.

It is exported to neighboring countries and used in lieu of hydropower, thus storing the windpower as hydropower.

This article by Trebilcock has been rebutted. The Danish grid operator points out the numbers Trebilcock uses, 36% for 2006, were a result low rainfall and less hydropower, not inadequacies of windpower.

35 posted on 12/16/2009 1:00:52 PM PST by Ben Ficklin
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To: 12Gauge687
"I think they’re only good for churning butter or milling grain."


65 posted on 12/16/2009 9:26:36 PM PST by Rebelbase
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