Re: It's Early, But Will You Have for Dinner Tonight, Thursday, 11/14/2024?

On 11/25/2024 3:20 AM, D wrote:

  On Sun, 24 Nov 2024, clams casino wrote:
 

On 11/24/2024 2:23 PM, D wrote:

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On Sun, 24 Nov 2024, clams casino wrote:
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On 11/24/2024 3:58 AM, D wrote:

I also saw somewhere, small 2-3 meter high, vertical wind turbines, I wonder if those are good enough to act as a nice complement in the winter when solar drops to about 10% of its maximum power?

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Depending on ambient wind averages in that season, perhaps.
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I suspect they will be far less prone to this:
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M-o-4yYb59g?feature=share
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Than the bladed bird-killers...
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ObyTBJbHaXc?feature=share
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Ia23VsYUQZk?feature=share
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Hmmm...🤔💭
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Yep... much better for birds, and somewhat feasible to install somewhere on your property, and quieter too!

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The sailing versions work well too:
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https://youtu.be/FJt8l80kGTg
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And it took us 100 years to revisit that efficiency?
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Madness.
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 Fascinating!

Yea, except for concerns on crane loading, I see no reasons not to make cargo freighters into hybrids.
I think it was Norway that came up with fold-over turbines.