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Mandy asks...
WHAT IS STATUS OF RESEARCH IN WIND ENERGY TECHNOLOGY AT PRESENT?
WINDMILL FARMS ANSWERS:
Wind sources for transport needs seem very promising. See study:
"Top 7 alternative energies listed"
4 January 2009 by Catherine Brahic
The US could replace all its cars and trucks with electric cars powered by wind turbines taking up less than 3 square kilometres - in theory, at least. That's the conclusion of a detailed study ranking 11 types of non-fossil fuels according to their total ecological footprint and their benefit to human health.
The study, carried out by Mark Jacobson of the atmosphere and energy programme at Stanford University, found wind power to be by far the most desirable source of energy. Biofuels from corn and plant waste came right at the bottom of the list, along with nuclear power and "clean" coal.
The energy sources that Jacobson found most promising were, in descending order:
o Wind
o Concentrated solar power (mirrors heating a tower of water)
o Geothermal energy
o Tidal energy
o Solar panels
o Wave energy
o Hydroelectric dams
To compare the fuels, Jacobson calculated the impacts each would have if it alone powered the entire US fleet of cars and trucks.
He considered not just the quantities of greenhouse gases that would be emitted, but also the impact the fuels would have on the ecosystem - taking up land and polluting water, for instance. Also considered were the fuel's impact on pollution and therefore human health, the availability of necessary resources, and the energy form's reliability.
"The energy alternatives that are good are not the ones that people have been talking about the most," says Jacobson.
"Some options that have been proposed are just downright awful," he says. "Ethanol-based biofuels will actually cause more harm to human health, wildlife, water supply, and land use than current fossil fuels."
Biofuel concerns
Jacobson says it would take 30 times more space to grow enough corn to power the US fleet than would be needed to erect enough wind turbines, while bioethanol would produce more greenhouse gases than wind power.
Biofuels have received a considerable amount of political backing in recent years with the US and Europe setting targets to phase in their use and gradually replace oil.
Energy and wildlife experts have expressed concerns about biofuels and the EU last year appeared to reconsider its position.
Nuclear is another energy source whose merits have been debated by European and US leaders alike in the past 12 months. "It results in 25 times more carbon and air pollution than wind," says Jacobson. Half of those emissions are caused by the time it takes to plan and build a nuclear power plant - time during which fossil fuels have to be burnt for energy.
"Clean" coal - the process of burning coal then capturing the emitted carbon dioxide and storing it underground - is another political favourite. Jacobson's calculations show that building and using enough clean coal power plants would emit up to 110 times more carbon than building and using wind turbines only.
Focused efforts
"The philosophy that we should try a little bit of everything is wrong," says Jacobson. "We need to focus on the technologies that provide the best benefit. We know which these are."
Jacobson acknowledges that politicians are calling for a massive jobs programme to pull the economy out of recession, but says investment in renewable energy is one way to do that.
"Putting people to work building wind turbines, solar plants, geothermal plants, electric vehicles, and transmission lines would not only create jobs but also reduce costs due to healthcare, crop damage, and climate damage - as well as provide the world with a truly unlimited supply of clean power," he says.
Jacobson presented his results to the chairman of the Senate energy and Natural Resources Committee in October last year. They are published in Energy and Environmental Science this month (DOI: 10.1039/b809990c).
Charles asks...
IS SOLAR ENERGY AND WIND ENERGY CREATING MILLIONS OF NEW JOBS ACROSS CANADA?
I know that Ontario's manufacturing base has been devastated by this recession and that people need JOBS, i was thinking of getting retrained for something new too, then I heard that everyone who got laid off from factories are now working installing solar power farms (WIND turbines and solar panels). Is this true, are the tens of thousands of unemployed people now working in renewable ENERGY projects like solar and WIND power ?
Are these new careers (WIND turbine installer / solar panel installer ) the answer to North America's unemployment problem? Will millions and millions of people soon be installing solar panels and WIND turbines EVERYWHERE?
When you wake up and walk out of your house and head off to work / school, how many hundreds / thousands of solar panels / WIND turbines do YOU see during the day ?
WINDMILL FARMS ANSWERS:
No. Canada only has a population of 34 million people, you won't get 5% of the population employed making wind turbines or solar panels. Ontario Hydro One only has 5,400 employees. Even large construction projects such as stadiums only have a few thousand workers on it at any one time.
Further, solar power is pretty useless in Canada. It's distance from the equator makes it highly inefficient, few places in Canada get much sunlight other than the summer months, and most places receive extreme weather which ruins solar panels quickly. Likewise, most parts of the country (other than the coasts) do not have steady winds.
Sunlight (at the equator) produces about 120W per square meter. At 50 degrees north it is around 60W. The best solar panels are barely 10% efficient. That is 6W per square meter. A typical house consumes 8,900 kilowatt-hours of power per year or about 25kWh per day. You'd need an area of 35m x 35m to power a single house. (Assuming 8 hours of sunlight per day, no clouds or rain, 100% efficient batteries for night time power, ignoring the energy to make and maintain the solar panels, power loss in transmission, etc.) That is a football field sized area just to get power to one house.
When I walk outside my house I see clouds and grey. In a few weeks, I'll see snow, frost, and sleet driving down on the ground.
John asks...
JOB ASPECT OF ENERGY (NUCLEAR, WIND, SOLAR, ETC.)?
i'm doing a project on the job aspect of of ENERGY, in the economy, (WIND, solar, nuclear, etc.) How will ENERGY and such plants create JOBS for our economy, and how does it affect the job aspect?
WINDMILL FARMS ANSWERS:
To put people back to work today and reduce our dependence on foreign oil tomorrow, we are seeking to double our renewable energy production and renovate public buildings to make them more energy efficient. The energy provisions of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, signed into law by President Obama on February 17, will create more than 500,000 jobs, and accelerate deployment of smart grid technology, provide energy efficiency funds for the nation's schools, offer support for the nation's governors and mayors to tackle their energy challenges, and establish a new loan guarantee program to keep our transition to renewable energy on track during the economic crisis.
"... this approach is a win-win for a strong economy and a healthier environment. With green investments of close to 100 Billion, this bill will create good jobs for people here in America and reduce our dependence on dirtier energy sources. The Sierra Club praises Congress for promoting the shift to wind and solar power, high energy performance low carbon cars and buildings, mass transit, and a modernized water and transportation infrastructure." [Sierra Club, 2/11/09]
"..this economic recovery package...will deliver jobs and green infrastructure to America. The bill makes smart investments that will jumpstart the economy, help sustain future growth, and meet the challenges of the 21st century... The recovery package includes bold investments for renewable energy and efficiency... Renewable energy grants will help struggling businesses cope with the economic climate and advance technology that harnesses the power of the wind and sun...The economic recovery package reflects the commitment by Congress to fulfill President Obama's vision for a clean energy future."[Natural Resources Defense Council, 2/13/09]
Nancy asks...
WHAT DO WIND ENERGY TECHS DO AND HOW MUCH DO THEY MAKE ?
I'm interested in this field of work. I know very little about it. I am interested in knowing What is in a day of work and how much someone gets paid to do it. I have an opportunity to go to school for this but I would like to know the pros and cons before I make any decisions. Any help will be appreciated
WINDMILL FARMS ANSWERS:
I am a wind turbine tech. Techs start between 14.00 an hour and 20.00 an hour. The top out on the pay scale is somewhere over 30 an hour. It depends alot on whom you go to work for, i.e. An OEM (GE, Siemens, Vestas, Clipper, Mitsubishi, etc) a contactor (Granite, EMS, OTT, etc), or an owner (FPL, Iberdrola, Outlands, Noble, Invenergy, Babcock and Brown, Edison Power, etc). Wind is a very odd business, it is not uncommon for a site to have personnel from 2 to 8 different companies on it at the same time. This depends on the scope of the contract that the owner signed with the manufacturer (OEM) when they bought their turbines.
Here are some examples:
There are personnel from 2 companies on the site I work at most of the time. There is 1 person that works for the owner, and 5 of us that work for the OEM. We have a 5 year contract to operate and maintain (O&M) this site. The customer is responsible for balance of plant, (BOP). BOP includes the transformers that are just outside the towers, the underground feeder lines, the substation, and the transmission lines that feed the power we produce into the power grid at the Utilities substation about 10 miles away. On a particular day in February, there were the following personnel on site: 1 owner representative, 5 OEM techs, 4 people from a crane company (with 2 cranes), 10 contractor personnel from Granite Services (brought in to do some work with the crane), 8 electricians working on a feeder fault for the owners, and 6 people from the local utility working in the substation. See what I mean?
Another example. A freind of mine works at another site where they have a Warrenty only contract. So, they have 6 or so people that fix any warrenty problems with the turbines. The owners are providing their own people for O&M and BOP. Sounds easier right? Not exactly. If a turbine goes down, the O&M guys have to go out and work on it for 2 hours before calling the Warrenty guys to fix it. You still have the same amount of people running around at different times.
As for what a wind turbine tech does, that again depends on who you hire with, and what their contract is. An O&M tech does all routine maintenance on the turbine, change the filters, grease the machine, clean it, check the torque on the bolts, and the 1st 2 hours of troubleshooting on any problem that comes down. If you are an OEM O&M tech, you will do all the troubleshooting and repair of the turbines in addition to all the maintenance. If you are a contractor, you will do whatever it is that you are contracted to do, oil changes, crane work, retrofits, etc. Almost anything you do on wind turbines will be in metric since they are mostly designed in Europe.
1 thing you need to keep in mind. These towers are 65 to 100 meters (213 to 328 feet) tall, with the average being around 80 meters (262 feet). Most of them just have a ladder that goes up the inside, bottom to top. There is no elevator or manlift in them. It is a lot of work getting up that ladder. I have said since I started that the hardest part of the job is just getting up the tower. About 75% of the work to be done will be up tower. You will also be working in all different weather conditions (hot, cold, rain, snow, etc.) and you will be on call at least part of the time, so it is possible that you will be working at any time including the middle of the night. Wind sites are usually located in remote areas, so road conditions, traffic, and wildlife are all hazards of the job. Wild life includes: yellow jackets, snakes, badgers, coyotes, deer, elk, moose, cattle, you name it. Contrary to popular belief, birds thrive amongst the turbines. On my site we have: Blue birds, Red tailed hawks, owls, bald eagles, grouse, quail, pheasants, and many others.
All in all, it is a great job. You will stay in shape, make a good wage, work in a challanging job, and get to do something for the environment.
Hope this helps you.
Offio
Wind turbine technician for the last 3 years.
(Garnet's husband)
Susan asks...
GEOGRAPHY - WIND ENERGY?
a) What is the need for increased use of WINDENERGY?
b) What are the new policies to reduce the use of co2 emissions and increase the use of renewable ENERGY?
c) Possible consequences of climate change from fossil fuels?
WINDMILL FARMS ANSWERS:
A) more clean energy, positive environmental impact, improved energy security, more clean energy jobs
2) favorable tax incentives, rebates, renewable energy portfolio standards, etc
3) Fossil fuels when burn release harmful greenhouse gas emissions, more greenhouse gas emissions mean stronger climate change impact which can result in more frequent extreme events, new diseases, extinction of species, hunger, millions of environmental refugees, etc
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"From a news release issued by Governor Jim Doyle and posted on the Web site of WQOW-TV, Eau Claire:"
Madison (Press Release) -- Governor Jim Doyle today proclaimed October Energy Awareness Month in Wisconsin to highlight the importance of energy conservation, energy efficiency and continuing to grow businesses and create jobs in the clean energy economy.
"Wisconsin has made big steps forward in recent years through energy conservation, energy efficiency, and by investing in a clean energy economy," Governor Doyle said. "Through greater awareness we can continue to increase our energy independence, save money for families and businesses, and create thousands of new clean energy jobs in Wisconsin."
Businesses, individuals, and government are creating energy solutions that will create jobs, lower utility bills, reduce the use of fossil fuels and work toward energy and economic security.
Since taking office, Governor Doyle has advanced an aggressive agenda to position Wisconsin as a leader in a growing clean energy economy. Wisconsin has adopted renewable portfolio standards, invested in clean energy jobs creation, led the advancement of research in cellulosic ethanol and biomass, and made great strides to increase energy efficiency in homes, businesses and government buildings. As a result, Wisconsin has seen a rapid expansion in alternative energy production and real growth in clean energy jobs.
Across the state, 140 communities have committed to using 25 percent of their electricity and transportation fuels from renewable sources by 2025.
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"From an article by Dorothy Jasperson in the Westby Times:"
The Westby Wind Energy project, which has been in the works for over three years suffered a set back recently as Eco-Energy and WPPI try to solicit new backing for the project after a number of the major players were forced to scale back their investments due to the nationwide economic crisis.
According to Westby Public Works Director Gregg Hanson, Westby Utilities and it's power supplier, WPPI Energy, have a vested interest in continuing to pursue and construct the proposed wind turbine project in the city of Westby, but stressful economic times have temporarily stalled the local project.
"Wind energy is one of the cleanest forms of electric power generation and it has the potential to generate a significant amount of energy for WPPI Energy member communities. Planning and rezoning conditional use permits have been secured for the project and even though project discussions are continuing, current economic conditions will play a large role in determining the projects next step," Hanson said.
The initial Westby wind project involved the construction of three, 400 foot tall, wind generated turbines at a cost of 3-4 million dollars per unit, with construction of the wind turbines to begin in 2009-10. The 4.5 megawatt wind turbines would have been constructed on the west edge of the city, near the high school track field and the Westby Cooperative Creamery lagoons, on city property and land owned by Glen and Madeline Stalsberg, whose farm was earlier annexed into the city from the town of Christiana.
It was anticipated that the Westby wind turbine project would have generated wind energy equal to 50-percent of the cities annual energy consumption. Energy produced at the Westby site would have interconnected with grid through the substation on Black River Avenue. The wind energy produced would have been sold to the grid and helped to offset the growing cost of utilities for all WPPI costumers, including city of Westby residents.
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ROCKEFELLER Sustain Relic Encourage Give up Hurl abuse NAMESAKE
Sep 29th 2014Kathleen Pallid and Stephen MooreFossil Fuels
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"This annotation original appeared in Investor's Formation Rag on September 26, 2014."
It's been said that both being there's an shake, that's establish Henry Ford twist in his grim as his heirs misspend better of his future.
But emptiness the Ford Scaffold has concluded to reduction the free transaction system that makes such belongings possible in the first holder compares with the perplexing declaration keep up week by a Rockefeller semi-detached powder that it is divesting investments in fossil fuel.
It was an simply illustrative characteristic, but afterward a attractive abjuration of John D. Rockefeller, the fail of Resolution Oil, which by the end of the 19th century was the limit booming company in the world.
"Represent is a dressed vital to keep a luminous planet," blathered Valerie Rockefeller Wayne, the oil magnate's great-granddaughter and a trustee of the Rockefeller Bros. Finance.
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Has she the smallest amount insinuate that for the previous century the fossil fuel that she thinks is ruthlessness has concluded better to become softer requirement, hunger, sarcoma and possible discord agilely the humankind than all the do-good condition programs and semi-detached powder initiatives in history?
The unusual tolerate for this deceitfulness of the Rockefeller inheritance was provided by one of the foundation's administrators. "We are just sure of yourself," Stephen Heintz said with huge restrain, "that if (John D. Rockefeller, 1839-1937) were alive now, as an jagged entrepreneur looking out to the future, he would be carrying out of fossil fuels and investing in clean, renewable energy."
We're not making this up.
Doubtless these sanctimonious defenders of the planet reflect that oil and gas are so satanic that the world would be aloof off if their great-grandfather had never lived, never pumped a cask of oil, never helped speak well of light to the 20th century. Perhaps they win that equally his economic refinement spawned Exxon, Chevron and Mobil, he is one of the history enemies of the planet.
To the same extent a unmatched act of lying and ignorance! By many precedent accounts, John D. Rockefeller was far from a saint. He may well be a relentless entrepreneur and was accused of instinctive a monopolist. But usually a semi-detached powder exists in region to keep and get down the flattering goodwill of its supporter. The Rockefeller Scaffold now exists to donate the inheritance of its iconic sponsor.
What's next? The Ford Scaffold rejecting carbon-emitting cars and trucks (if it hasn't facing)? The Carnegie Scaffold repudiating foil and the smokestacks its manufacture entail? Bestow the Gates Scaffold start to rage opposed to computers in the function of they need to be - nirvana forfend! - powered up?
Fair-haired chance making that move with windmills.
It's a shattering aphorism of American politics that billion-dollar semi-detached foundations convince specially and specially gone better-quality being and with all transitory generation. Ford, Carnegie, Rockefeller and scores of other foundations that were built on the belongings of the entrepreneurs who helped build, finance, feed and power America are captured by safety fund personal and scholar do-gooders.
The add-on and third generations are too often wounding of capitalism - then again many wouldn't recount how to run a gas station.
Yet by amend they're empowered to pass out hundreds of millions of dollars of granddaddy's cremation. Many no niggle win the disgusting tale that the men who built this nation were wicked thief barons and the semi-detached fortunes are byproducts of ill-begotten gains.
Do the stewards of the Rockefeller future defectively win if John D. were alive now he'd be investing in windmills? We'll never recount for constant, but we do recount that Rockefeller was a world-class capitalist in business to make cremation, not fine it. His huge acumen was that oil and gas were far useful forms of energy for an money-making economy than twirling turbines.
The Rockefeller Finance says one of its meat missions is to make easier injurious staff entire escape requirement and outflow. But the green line up the powder has embraced command very soon price cut full of beans standards of associates at the headquarters.
One of the limit simple anti-poverty imperatives set the humankind is to assure that the world's injurious stomach realistic electric power so they stomach entrance to nutrition, clean water, heat, liquid remedy and light. The green line up makes electric power much better expensive - wind and solar power are two to three become old costlier than conventional energy - and as a result act as a regressive tax on the world's injurious.
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The Indian solar industry is circumspect about the competitiveness of funds to finance renewable energy (RE) projects promised by US President Barack Obama during his recent visit to New Delhi. Also, the US-manufactured solar equipment including photovoltaic (PV) cells and modules is costlier compared with that procured from China and south-east Asia, say some experts in the sector, including Indian Renewable Energy Development Agency (IREDA), which is supposed to facilitate US private sector investment in Indian clean energy projects.
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President Obama on 26 January committed US2 billion by the US Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) for developing clean energy projects in India. This commitment is in addition to a US1 billion guaranteed loan from Export-Import (EXIM) Bank of the US, which was announced in November last year to finance the export of US-made components to India. However, industry is likely to import very little, even with the cheaper financing.
Though the US government provides long-term project financing for their equipment at low cost, after adding up the hedging costs, diligence costs and strict compliance scheme costs of US EXIM, which is 8-9%, the overall rate of interest is comparable with what Indian institutions give, said Ketan Mehta, director, Rays Power Infra. Over and above this, there is a higher equipment cost without any significant increase in output.
India has substantially revised its solar energy target of achieving 20 GWe of capacity by 2022 to 100 GWe. It plans to install 60 GWe of wind power capacity by then. Both goals would require around US150 billion of investment from domestic as well as foreign sources. The government plans to float five funds of US5 billion so that they can promote the clean energy projects at an interest rate of less than 10%.
India currently imports most of its solar devices, including PV cells and modules, from China and Malaysia due to their competitive pricing. US-based SunEdison announced this month its plans to build a US4 billion solar PV manufacturing facility in Gujarat in a JV with Adani Enterprises. Also, First Solar, which builds large solar parks mainly for utilities, is exploring an opportunity to set up manufacturing operations in India. In the case of wind power, the domestic industry is self-reliant in terms of technology and manufacturing capacities.
Chinese manufacturers have a strong presence in India's solar energy market and offer similar funds for their supplies. However, for some specific technologies like thin-film, US suppliers have been able to capture a substantial share in market and the cost is also competitive. Therefore, American suppliers need to become competitive in terms of total delivered cost compared with Chinese equipment manufacturers to boost uptake in the Indian solar energy market, say industry experts.
Meanwhile, the US embassy said that the details of the financing for clean energy projects announced during the President Obama's visit still have to be worked out, but are confident that they will make world-class US technology attractive and competitive for the Indian market. At a time when capital is likely to be a constraint for scaling up the solar power to 100 GWe, the announcement from the US to make over US4 billion investments in clean energy projects has been widely welcomed.
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