Wind Power
See www.TheSolarVillage.com for more information. Each wind turbine in the wind park near Freiburg cost 2 million Euros. Six of these 1.8 MWh wind turbines were installed at a cost of 13 million Euros. Out of this total individuals invested in a share of the operating company in order to provide 4.6 million in capital. Five hundred and twenty people invested a minimum of 3000 Euros. Each 3000 Euros generates 12000 kWh. Each investor gets money back over twenty years from2003 to 2023. Over this time each investor gets 280% of their money back. To start with each investor gets 3% in the first year, then 5% the next year until in the last year the investor gets 20%. The tower is 98 metres height. On the top is is the 100 tonne generator. The tower was made of concrete since it is too difficult to bring steel up the mountain. The concrete tower was constructed over about three weeks. Unlike the first generation of wind turbines this new generation has no gear. The blades turn 22 times per minute transforming DC to AC. 95% of German wind turbines are privately financed. People invest because they get money back. The federal subsidy makes it a good investment. Normal electricity has a once cent per kilowatt additional cost added so that wind and other renewable’s can be purchased at a premium. Wind gets paid a couple cents more than conventional power. Solar gets paid many times more.
25 Responses to Wind Power
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In 2012, the 2.2 cent per KwHour subsidy for wind power in the USA goes away… Solar power companies have collapsed in the USA and in 2012 the wind power industry will crash when the 2.2 cent subsidy goes away. The technology for solar and wind power is not there to justify mass production. If you want to cut CO2 emissions economically then nuclear is the only way… This is not me talking, this is the math talking…
nlpjohn
January 18, 2012 at 3:41 am
Thank you so much for posting this 🙂
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January 18, 2012 at 3:53 am
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averagepenitent
January 18, 2012 at 4:36 am
@sierracuban Don’t say “we”. Individuals are all different. Except for the anti-environmental anti-freedom unpatriotic treasonous conservatives in America. They are brainless subhumans and “think” all the same.
The rest of Americans did what they could by going vegan, not reproducing and overpopulating, and voting for Ralph Nader and Green party candidates.
mphello
January 18, 2012 at 4:46 am
PEACE
matmicmj
January 18, 2012 at 5:15 am
How sad that Spain is kicking our butts in wind and solar power……It is shameful !
Spain now produces 42% of its energy from renewable energy ! Bravo !
Here in the United States all we do is fight about everything, including high speed rail……..We equate alternative energies and public transportation with socialism ! How idiotic we have become ! Viva España ! Somos unos americanos come mierda ! ( That means we are eating crap here in the U.S. )
We will pay for this….
sierracuban
January 18, 2012 at 5:23 am
@windturbinesinc you neglect the fact that wind being an uncontrolable resource is impossible to efficiently utilitze. If you don’t mind your lights going out everytime the wind isn’t gusting then I guess it is viable oh yeah, not to mention the fact that it generally only produces about 30% of its rated output. Doesn’t seem so practical when you actually have facts.
Atlasius
January 18, 2012 at 5:36 am
It is practical to use wind power since this is renewable and the source is unlimited. It is already existing in the environment. The good thing is that, we are able to to use our natural resources such as wind in a healthy and beneficial way. If many people learn the use the power of the wind, our future will be healthier and big money can be saved out of this which is very helpful and beneficial.
windturbinesinc
January 18, 2012 at 5:46 am
@1bfunusa not all of them are like that
MrTwister9571
January 18, 2012 at 5:57 am
Not bad to drive by or see at a distance, but I live 1662 feet from turbine 1 in Falmouth, MA 02540 and the noise drives me nuts. A helicopter in continuous turn up. Listen to that for 24 hours/day and you may change your tune about wind power. Lots of towns don’t have room for appropriate setback so they stick them in and write some of us abutters off as collateral damage. That’s okay. We are saving the planet. But I’ve gone crazy and my life now sucks. Big wind can be hazardous to your health.
1bfunusa
January 18, 2012 at 6:15 am
good video . seems like a very good idea
cheapcentralheating
January 18, 2012 at 6:35 am
The key take-away here is he gets a 280% return on investment over the 20 years. Doing well by doing good – that’s the kind of concept that will make renewable energy independent of government subsidy.
sfortuna
January 18, 2012 at 7:26 am
Interesting video here…According to the Department of Energy (DOE) 40% of all energy used in the US be it oil,gas, wind, solar etc is converted into electricity. The power shortage is a major issue and businesses cannot afford blackouts. Hence companies like Pacific Crest Transformers are working in the renewable energy sector wind. It offers custom built energy transformers for wind energy farms. Check the website for more…
pacificcresttrans
January 18, 2012 at 8:02 am
Enercon ROCKS
Erwinfilm
January 18, 2012 at 8:17 am
ok then
stiven23
January 18, 2012 at 8:38 am
so true.
3dsmaxuser7
January 18, 2012 at 8:50 am
hmmmm……always good to thing about how to save nature
stiven23
January 18, 2012 at 8:53 am
I believe so but at the moment scientists don’t think its a good idea because that may cuase pollution as well. But the boiling of water idea might be a water power source.
3dsmaxuser7
January 18, 2012 at 9:05 am
damn right
any way there is also water power right?
stiven23
January 18, 2012 at 9:12 am
You sure got that right. Imagine a world without dust and mucky smog. It will be a beautiful planet blue and atmospherically outrageous dont you think?
3dsmaxuser7
January 18, 2012 at 9:37 am
come to germany, i will show you my numbers on solar energy my house sells to the grid.
HackebeilHarry
January 18, 2012 at 10:33 am
Coal will run out someday, so will oil and natural gas, it’s lucky that all the “renewable” energy sources are good for the enviroment. Wind and Solar power are definately the best for the Planet.
Emprorer8
January 18, 2012 at 11:25 am
Similar to the Westmill Wind Farm in the UK. Blow wind Blow!!! ;-))
ChuffChuffWoo
January 18, 2012 at 12:12 pm
MADAME SARKOZY
madamesarkozi
January 18, 2012 at 1:09 pm
This is not a good investment. Please research this before you decide that wind energy is the right choice. I have and I’m not happy with what I’ve heard and found. Please don’t jump to the conculsion that this is a good thing.
MissLiz1617
January 18, 2012 at 1:22 pm