Off shore turbines (Was Re: Potential dumpster diving opportunity).

[bbruhns at erols.com]

þhe idea is good, even if the implementation isn't ideal.  It would be pretty cool to derive power from big storms and tornados, and sap their energy at the same time.  I suspect that the first such thing we'll perfect is something to sap the electrical build-up of lightning.  oit will nÓt safe for early experimenters, though.
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-----Original Message-----
From: Andre Kesteloot <andre.kesteloot at verizon.net>
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Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2013 16:04:42 
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Reply-To: andre.kesteloot at ieee.org
Subject: Off shore turbines (Was Re: Potential dumpster diving opportunity).

On 2/8/2013 12:18 PM, Mike O'Dell wrote:
>
> i was just reading about the next generation off-shore turbines which 
> are targeting
> 10 Megawatts per turbine. The blades for those suckers are 100 METERS 
> long,
> so the diameter of the blade swept area is 200 meters.
anything that is mechanical suffers wear-and-tear, hence needs maintenance.
Offshore structures (I known, I installed and commissioned a pirate TV 
station built on an oil-drilling rig) are fraught with problems.
I am not certain that the advocates of off-shore turbines always include 
the long-term maintenance cost in their sales-pitch ...
André
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