US Offering $45M For Huge Wind Energy Test Bed 91
coondoggie writes "On a day when one of the largest wind farm plans bit the dust, the US Department of Energy is offering up a five-year, $45 million grant to design and build a large dynamometer facility for testing 5 to 15 MW rated wind turbines and equipment. The DOE says such a facility is needed as the US has fallen behind other countries in the race to build ever-larger wind turbines for energy production. According to the DOE, the average size of wind turbines installed in the United States in 2007 increased to roughly 1.65 MW. Additionally, turbines already developed range in the 2.5 MW to 3.5 MW capacity sizes; with plans being developed for even greater power ratings. The larger wind turbines have outpaced the availability of US-based testing facilities, the DOE stated."
Go for it. (Score:4, Funny)
This... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Go for it. (Score:5, Funny)
Build it, I say. That'll teach those birds to crap on my car!
Your worried about bird crap? Oh man, your going to be in for a big surprise when a turbine hits the bird and it's guts are on your car. That's when the shit really starts to hit the fan.
Insert Taco Bell joke here (Score:2, Funny)
Wait for it...
Re:Why? (Score:2, Funny)
IANAA (Adult, yes) Nuclear is much more efficient when compared to wind farms, but nuclear energy hasn't been developed enough for it to be used as a main energy source.
Someone should tell that to the French. Nuclear reactors provide more than 75% of France's power requirements. [world-nuclear.org].
Ah ha! So you admit it is less than 100%, then!
Re:Go for it. (Score:3, Funny)