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If We Want Bigger Wind Turbines, We’re Gonna Need Bigger Airplanes (spectrum.ieee.org)
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"Having fewer total turbines means a wind farm could space them farther apart, avoiding airflow interference. The turbines would be nearly twice as tall, so they'll reach a higher, gustier part of the atmosphere. And big turbines don't need to spin as quickly, so they would make economic sense in places with average wind speeds around 5 meters per second... "

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 1 points 5 days ago (1 children)

But do we really need bigger turbines? It seems the ones we have work fine.

[–] RheumatoidArthritis@mander.xyz 16 points 5 days ago

"GigaWind turbines would decrease the cost of energy by 20 to 35 percent while increasing output by 10 to 20 percent" - efficiency matters