Why is wind energy the worst type of energy?

[Lemmingwise]

And will these new wind turbines be the revolution that wind energy was looking for?

 

[TFT-A9]

1. Can be very inconsistent depending on area, resulting in unreliable power
2. Setting it up properly requires a lot of expended energy/resources, especially establishing appropriate infrastructure
3. Can be surprisingly destructive to everything around it
4. It distracts people from much better energy solutions

 

[OJ Simpson]

Because it's not always windy.

 

[Kabuki Actor]

Because air carries nuclear fallout.

 

[ShortBusDriver]

Wind isn't viable because it doesn't always blow plus it takes up an enormous amount of space compared to it's output.

I noticed no stated outputs are listed with the oscillating design.

Circular is a natural motion and generates less wear and tear because there's no stopping and reversing. Also the span on the blades gives enormous torque so you don't need high RPMs to generate power.

 

[Not Really Here]

Moving parts=failures and inefficiency, the more moving parts the worse it is.
Noise pollution.
Disruption of airflow actually changes the local climate.

 

[TerribleIdeas™]

And will these new wind turbines be the revolution that wind energy was looking for?

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It may not "require oil to operate", but I'll guarantee that it requires oil to produce, and I have questions about long-term stress fracturing at the points where it oscillates.

1. Can be very inconsistent depending on area, resulting in unreliable power
2. Setting it up properly requires a lot of expended energy/resources, especially establishing appropriate infrastructure
3. Can be surprisingly destructive to everything around it
4. It distracts people from much better energy solutions

Honestly, the drum turbines function in essentially the same manner as hydroturbines, take up only marginally more space than what's pictured, and have better performance profiles over a larger energy band than prop turbines.

Potentially a PL, but I knew a guy that was remotely involved in trying to modify the suspension-based energy capture used in Dakar-style dirtbikes for use in cars, and he told me that the problem with the inductive capture was normal cars on normal roads don't produce the amount of travel at high enough rates to produce the kind of inductive charge required. I just don't see how what was shown in the video is supposed tp produce enough inductive charge to justify whatever the cost is, unless the process is supposed to cause a rod to travel within the body, which creates enough lateral motion underneath the base over a coil that the amount and frequency of the movement can create the kinds of inductive charge they're looking for.

 

[Lemmingwise]

Wind isn't viable because it doesn't always blow plus it takes up an enormous amount of space compared to it's output.

I noticed no stated outputs are listed with the oscillating design.

Circular is a natural motion and generates less wear and tear because there's no stopping and reversing. Also the span on the blades gives enormous torque so you don't need high RPMs to generate power.

"A standard full-sized wind turbine produces roughly 1.5-2 Megawatts (1,500,000-2,000,000 W) at optimal wind speeds and optimal wind directions (which depends on the model), and then diminish at subobtimal conditions.

The bladeless turbine however is estimated to output only 100W, or around a staggering 0.0066 - 0.005% the output of a traditional turbine. But the targetted audience is completely different"

 

[The Last Stand]

Because it's not always windy.

Build a big fan.

 

[Milkis]

Not gonna lie, the first thing that video brings to mind is "amazonian vibrator".

 

[Michael Jacks0n]

Build a big fan.

Build a giant fan and have it powered by wind energy. Repeat for infinite energies. Problem, sciencefags?

 

[An Account]

Build a giant fan and have it powered by wind energy. Repeat for infinite energies. Problem, sciencefags?

Is that you, Mr. Troll Scientist?

 

[Immortal Technique]

I think the main reason is it's not universal and highly region dependent. Plus, it's purely a daytime event to acquire the energy. To get nerdy about things, every night an inversion in the atmosphere sets up and caps off the wind from mixing down closer to the earth's surface.

That "V" shape in this skew-t graph is an atmosphere inversion and the winds below it are relatively calm and above are high. The inversion is at 850mb, which means you need a wind turbine to be at the height of 5,000ft to reach the higher winds. The tallest building in the world is only 2,700ft. Daytime heating breaks this inversion and the winds start to mix down.

Point is, this occurs every night, at different heights, so wind energy is very spotty with no consistency.

 

[Slap47]

I wrote a report on this a long time ago.

Basically, nobody uses wind turbines long enough to make up for the environmental/financial cost of mining the rare materials and concrete required to use them effectively.

 

[NerdShamer]

Takes up too much space, they're generally based in remote areas (which raises the costs of transmitting electricity to the cities that need it), they're an pain in the ass to maintain, and it's essentially a money sink.

All things considered, solar is more reliable.

 

[Takodachi]

because nuclear is better.

 

[TFT-A9]

Takes up too much space, they're generally based in remote areas (which raises the costs of transmitting electricity to the cities that need it), they're an pain in the ass to maintain, and it's essentially a money sink.

All things considered, solar is more reliable.

Solar has its own issues, but yes.

because nuclear is better.

This. Imagine where we'd be with nuclear tech if people hadn't had hissies over the shit. As it is we're still managing to make a little headway on things like thorium, finding ways to deal with spent fuel and molten salt.

 

[pitawilson]

Not many people know this, but the earth contains fucking massive reservoirs of heat inside it. What more do you need?

 

[Niggernerd]

Because that stupid shit killed too many of my homies. Pour one out for my nigga tweety bird

 

[Whatsup bud?]

I dunno about in general...but where Im from has a bunch of windmills and the locals dont get any of the power it generates. It goes to DC or some other major city. So thats kinda shitty that we have these eyesores we dont benefit from in any way.