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Another wind turbine blade breaks off in Iowa
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| 20 Oct 2020
| Todd Magel
Posted on 10/20/2020 8:20:07 PM PDT by DUMBGRUNT
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To: caww
Guessing a drone took that cool photo!
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posted on
10/21/2020 12:28:03 AM PDT
by
BradyLS
(DO NOT FEED THE BEARS!)
To: DUMBGRUNT
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posted on
10/21/2020 12:28:20 AM PDT
by
right way right
(May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope.)
To: caww
Here is a video on the construction of the (at the time) world's tallest wind turbine at Canyon, TX, south of Amarillo.
WTA&M hosts the only site in the US for UL certification of wind turbines. This one will be here for a couple of years. The design is intended for overseas markets, such as Brazil.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wvwdjZF_a-o
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posted on
10/21/2020 1:47:13 AM PDT
by
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To: DUMBGRUNT
It takes a lot of fossil fuels to make one of those.
I wonder what the break-even point is on operating one is.
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posted on
10/21/2020 2:23:21 AM PDT
by
fella
("As it was before Noah so shall it be again,")
To: Rebelbase; caww
In the northeast corner of NYS, one farmer is leasing 1000 acres for a solar plant at @ 1000 bucks an acre.
he'll be taking in 1 million a year.
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posted on
10/21/2020 3:33:35 AM PDT
by
onona
(but I do enjoy your leap into a ditch.)
To: TigersEye
And then there’s the disposal costs. These things will go into landfills.
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posted on
10/21/2020 3:37:45 AM PDT
by
mewzilla
(Break out the mustard seeds.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Democrat Response: Well, there are still 2 blades left on the turbine, so at least you can run it at more than half power.
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posted on
10/21/2020 4:39:25 AM PDT
by
BobL
(I shop at Walmart and eat at McDonald's, I just don't tell anyone, like most here.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
That will buff right out.
To: caww
That certainly doesn’t look like a U-Ship item, does it?
To: caww
WHO makes them? This would take an amazing facility.
To: mewzilla
Landfills are refusing them...
To: Rebelbase
“...he’d sing a different tune”
I worked with some that lived near the windmills of northern Illinois.
And everyone of them said they sing a tune of some kind?
The windmills make an audible noise, uncomfortable for some.
Much less noise when the blade breaks?
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posted on
10/21/2020 7:01:02 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: BobL
still 2 blades left on the turbine, so at least you can run it at more than half power.
Like having a fuel injector or two plugged up.
Runs rough, but will get you to work.
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posted on
10/21/2020 7:15:23 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: ridesthemiles
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posted on
10/21/2020 7:31:58 AM PDT
by
DUMBGRUNT
("The enemy has overrun us. We are blowing up everything. Vive la France!"Dien Bien Phu last message.)
To: DUMBGRUNT
Are the blades armor protected? An aquaintance wants to know.
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posted on
10/21/2020 10:09:33 AM PDT
by
Rannug
(When you're dead, you're dead. Until then fight with everything you have.l)
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