tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post8007478954191347251..comments2023-07-02T06:58:33.737-05:00Comments on WebberEnergyBlog: California wind powerMichael E. Webber, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/12416546342365493633noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post-70565371443008459662008-03-23T22:50:00.000-05:002008-03-23T22:50:00.000-05:00I did not see the images that you two speak of, bu...I did not see the images that you two speak of, but I was interested in your post and comments on the subject. The needed spacing of turbines in a wind farm is real and necessary, so if the wind farm in California did not have appropriate spacing the efficiency of the entire farm could be reduced significantly. <BR/><BR/>As per wikipedia, turbines must be spaced three to five rotor diameters apart perpendicular to the prevailing wind and five to ten rotor diamteres apart in the direction of the prevailing wind. So, I guess if these turbines had small rotor diameters then they could have been closer than the wind farms you might be used to seeing in West Texas, with large rotor diameters.<BR/><BR/>So, hopefully this info. answered some of your questions.Bonnie Beavershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01647328783118423936noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7800828841873738105.post-72635464239266984482008-03-22T18:11:00.000-05:002008-03-22T18:11:00.000-05:00I too saw the shot you were speaking of! Though it...I too saw the shot you were speaking of! Though it was just a quick glimpse, they looked abnormally close together to me as well. I have seen a lot of different wind farms - and this one just looks plain funny. <BR/><BR/>I tried to look up some info on the place, and it seems to not exist. The best I could find was a company named Suzlon that has a sales office nearby Indian Wells that does renewable energy. So maybe they own the turbines? Not to sure...<BR/><BR/>But in my search, I found a history of weather advisories for the area entitled "Wind Advisories". It made me wonder if this is good for the wind business - or maybe a bit too risky. This place seems like a crazy place with the closeness of the turbines and now this intensity in wind... Maybe something else is going on here?! <BR/><BR/>Just for fun - you should youtube "wild wind turbine" and check out the possible destruction if these things go crazy :)KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07739646730046733634noreply@blogger.com