Part of “Green Revolution,” a series on science and environmental awareness from the National Science Foundation (NSF). This is a quick introduction to wind power, with some good video:
Several large wind farms have gone up or are in the process of going up in my part of the country. Watching the trucks move the parts to the sites in instructive: each propeller blade requires a separate semi-truck. The columns require several trucks each. The farms themselves are stunning, and one (outside Vantage, Washington) has a state of the art visitor center.
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George Santayana (1863-1952)
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.
(The Life of Reason, vol. 1: Reason in Common Sense)
We've been soaking in the Bathtub for several months, long enough that some of the links we've used have gone to the Great Internet in the Sky.
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Several large wind farms have gone up or are in the process of going up in my part of the country. Watching the trucks move the parts to the sites in instructive: each propeller blade requires a separate semi-truck. The columns require several trucks each. The farms themselves are stunning, and one (outside Vantage, Washington) has a state of the art visitor center.