tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799864205176216318.post963612727965454745..comments2023-10-12T08:26:38.608-07:00Comments on Mary E. Trimble: Wind Turbines: Harnessing the Wind for ElectricityMary E. Trimblehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11967336870794374746noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799864205176216318.post-82961545312120715302010-05-25T02:51:40.216-07:002010-05-25T02:51:40.216-07:00Wind turbines are good sources of electricity, but...Wind turbines are good sources of electricity, but, these are applicable where wind speed is 6 meters per second or ( 6X3600sec/hr = 21.6km/hr) .Only a few areas have these wind regularly.<br /><a href="http://www.windturbinestar.com/" rel="nofollow">wind generator</a>Nikkihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08675896580821725955noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799864205176216318.post-80886205834459844492010-03-16T19:33:56.890-07:002010-03-16T19:33:56.890-07:00Franklin Middle School. Today you left a comment o...Franklin Middle School. Today you left a comment on one of my student's blog post. I just wanted to take a minute to let you know that you made her day, maybe her year. She loves to write and would love to be an author. The idea that a published author would comment on her post at http://partlowpowerhouse.edublogs.org . WOW she was excited. Blogging helps my students create authentic writing that is published for the world to read. When folks like you take the time to comment to students, it means the world to them and it makes them realize that people do read what they write. Thanks for taking the time with students.S. Partlowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14357937393821356341noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799864205176216318.post-26358937982009641252010-03-16T09:37:31.405-07:002010-03-16T09:37:31.405-07:00Lori, thank you for your insightful comments. You ...Lori, thank you for your insightful comments. You certainly have a grasp of the technology and what it might take to provide energy.Mary E. Trimblehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11967336870794374746noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7799864205176216318.post-64129783398751922122010-03-16T09:30:02.120-07:002010-03-16T09:30:02.120-07:00You make some great points here. I'm in North ...You make some great points here. I'm in North Dakota, where not only are we building wind farms, but we're also building wind turbines and the "windmills" themselves. Good jobs for the state, right? Well, they would be if we had enough transmission capacity to send the wind power out of the state. I agree with you that the technology needs to be improved; it needs to be quieter, more efficient, less intrusive, and somehow the energy has to be more easily storable. The wind blows almost all the time here -- but there are those few windless days. So unless the power from the fiercest gales can be saved for the calm days, wind can only be a part of our country's energy solution. At least it's renewable and clean! I'd like to see more use of geothermal; most people think that superheated steam is necessary for geothermal energy to be useful. That's not true. Even a fairly small temperature gradient can make a noticeable difference, whether it's used for heat or for energy. But that's another blog! The previous post was fascinating as well!<br />LoriKimiko&Momhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06417528992603977310noreply@blogger.com