Keep even further away from wind turbines
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sailorman
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sailorman
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Cobra
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Well...not going to say "Told you so!" but...!!!
Athene V30
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Whats the old Sunday School song about building a house on sand?
Wunja
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Can't sing that in church in Holland. The whole country is built on sand.
FullCircle
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See, now if they had listened to us, and made them with bilge keels and a bigger CQR, there wouldn't be any of this malarkey.
Phoenix of Hamble
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As I posted elsewhere..
.... its not a problem....
Just some thicko from somewhere or other has been out there in a boat and noticed that over 6 hours the turbine was 3.5m lower in the water than it was when he got there....
Give him another 6 hours of observing, and the problem should correct itself....
.... its not a problem....
Just some thicko from somewhere or other has been out there in a boat and noticed that over 6 hours the turbine was 3.5m lower in the water than it was when he got there....
Give him another 6 hours of observing, and the problem should correct itself....
Sixpence
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As I posted elsewhere..
.... its not a problem....
Just some thicko from somewhere or other has been out there in a boat and noticed that over 6 hours the turbine was 3.5m lower in the water than it was when he got there....
Give him another 6 hours of observing, and the problem should correct itself....
Tommyrot
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"Up to 336 of the UK's turbines are at risk and will take £50 million to fix."
Probably £150 million by the time they're done.
Probably £150 million by the time they're done.
Mudplugger
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Ah Ah, How little faith! its bleedin obvious int'it, economical Wind and Tidal power! Start off as Wind power and as they sink auto convert to Tidal power....very clever these Danes.
Wunja
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At what point do they start generating their own wind over tide?
Fire99
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So the way it's going, it'll take about 1 million years to recoup the cost with wind generated electricity....
Cobra
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About time that they stopped messing about with these wind farms...the wind farm on the Scrobies is by all accounts not functioning anywhere near full output with several turbines at shall we say somewhat curious angles!
Bring on Bradwell 2!!!
christo2024
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If you take the output from one turbine running at 80% and calculate at ordinary domestic electric rates, it earns about £16,000 per 24hrs.
Now because i work there, it does not mean I am a fan, its just a job.
As for them cracking up, perhaps I should not press too hard on the boat landing when the guys go up the ladder........!!
If you take the output from one turbine running at 80% and calculate at ordinary domestic electric rates, it earns about £16,000 per 24hrs.
Now because i work there, it does not mean I am a fan, its just a job.
As for them cracking up, perhaps I should not press too hard on the boat landing when the guys go up the ladder........!!
FullCircle
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Go on then, give us the figures.
I work for a company that is heavily involved, and even we guffaw at the REAL figures.
Totally, and utterly hopeless.
Sheff
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I'm not directly involved with wind turbines but do work in the energy industry so am aware of figures which are published occasionally in their internal publications.
It is generally accepted that a wind turbine annually has an efficiency between 15-30% of its max. output.
For a 1.5 MW turbine (I don't know the capacity of the Gunfleet ones) at a generous 25% efficiency:
1.5 MW × 365 days × 24 hours × 25% = 3,285 MWh = 3,285,000 kWh
Which equates to 375 kW/h or about £40 per hour (domestic rates)............... £960 per day??
Working from memory and a quick calculation so happy to be shot down in flames
)
Paul.
It is generally accepted that a wind turbine annually has an efficiency between 15-30% of its max. output.
For a 1.5 MW turbine (I don't know the capacity of the Gunfleet ones) at a generous 25% efficiency:
1.5 MW × 365 days × 24 hours × 25% = 3,285 MWh = 3,285,000 kWh
Which equates to 375 kW/h or about £40 per hour (domestic rates)............... £960 per day??
Working from memory and a quick calculation so happy to be shot down in flames
)Paul.
FullCircle
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I'm not directly involved with wind turbines but do work in the energy industry so am aware of figures which are published occasionally in their internal publications.
It is generally accepted that a wind turbine annually has an efficiency between 15-30% of its max. output.
For a 1.5 MW turbine (I don't know the capacity of the Gunfleet ones) at a generous 25% efficiency:
1.5 MW × 365 days × 24 hours × 25% = 3,285 MWh = 3,285,000 kWh
Which equates to 375 kW/h or about £40 per hour (domestic rates)............... £960 per day??
Working from memory and a quick calculation so happy to be shot down in flames
Paul.
Dong are quoting 64MW for the next 22 turbines at Gunfleet 2.
So a max of 3MW. My colleagues believe that over the life, including a higher ramp of maintenance as the units reach operational maturity and senility, that 15%-20% is best guess, and bear in mind, at the correct day/season/time.
20% x 3MW= 0.6MW =5256kW/h @ 22p= £1150 per day.
Not enough really.
sailorman
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FullCircle
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Lots of people. Like my Mum.
That is the Standard non discounted rate.
But your tariff makes the figures worse......