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Researchers Claim Wind Turbine Energy Payback In Less Than a Year

Posted by timothy on from the answer-is-blowin'-in dept.

mdsolar (1045926) writes "Researchers have carried out an environmental lifecycle assessment of 2-megawatt wind turbines mooted for a large wind farm in the U.S. Pacific Northwest. They conclude that in terms of cumulative energy payback, or the time to produce the amount of energy required of production and installation, a wind turbine with a working life of 20 years will offer a net benefit within five to eight months of being brought online." Watts Up With That? has a more skeptical take on the calculations.

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  1. Re:Sounds about right... by phrostie · · Score: 5, Insightful

    a little rivalry is a good thing.

    I'm a fan of both and still believe that putting all your eggs in one basket will just lead to other problems.

  2. WUWT by bmo · · Score: 5, Insightful

    The rebuttal is from a climate-change denial site?

    What the fuck is this, Fox News? What's next, Free Republic?

    Fuck you, Timothy. Seriously, just fuck off.

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    BMO

  3. Re:Sounds about right... by Neil+Boekend · · Score: 5, Insightful

    That's because the power is generated as close the user as possible. Only the balance is transmitted through long cables, and then even at high voltage to prevent losses.

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    Well, I might have a way, but it only works on a semi spherical planet in a vacuum.