Comments on TommyWonk: Will Wind Power Be Rendered Obsolete?

Think where we would be if Henry Ford had waited f...

2008-05-29T16:18:00.000-04:00

Think where we would be if Henry Ford had waited for better manufacturing technology, or Thomas Edison has waited for better electric generators.

Yes, technology will improve, and most likely Blue Water would phase it in to improve the system and therefor the profits while lowering prices.

Furthermore, care must be taken when listening to ...

2008-05-29T15:18:00.000-04:00

Furthermore, care must be taken when listening to Delmarva's predictions decrying the cost of wind...

One must diligently check the source of their information. Often citing the initial studies done during the late 70's and early 80's, their data is antique.

Imagine not building a vehicle during Reagan's rebirth of America, simply because the data you had, came from blueprints of a 56 Chevy?

That is the equivalent of what Delmarva Power and friends have tried to do.

In essence, their frightful figures are compiled from the experimental attempts of yesteryear.

In their defense, they have no choice but use prehistorical data.

For today's facts and figures, tend to blow their asses out of the water..........

Actually, the first comment to Tom's article was m...

2008-05-29T10:52:00.000-04:00

Actually, the first comment to Tom's article was mine, but it somehow got listed as 'anonymous' even though I put my name in. Though it may seem redundant, I will in the future also sign my name at the end.

Edmund Dohnert

great post and wonderfully astute comment. good jo...

2008-05-29T10:45:00.000-04:00

great post and wonderfully astute comment. good job
john kowalko

When developmental work on large wind turbines got...

2008-05-29T09:13:00.000-04:00

When developmental work on large wind turbines got going during the late 1970s, many different designs were under evaluation. Since that time, wind turbine design has converged on the familiar horizontal-axis, thin three-bladed type that has by now become almost a standard configuration.

Wind power is now a mature technology, far more mature than say solar power, wave power, or biofuels. As such, further improvements in wind power design will be small and of an evolutionary rather than a revolutionary nature. I think these improvements will mainly have to do with manufacturing techniques and increasing the reliability and life expectancy of the machinery.

Therefore, any argument put forth by Delmarva, McDowell, et al, that we need to wait for better wind turbines is complete and shameless rubbish. If they have to resort to this sort of nonesense, then it shows they are desparate and really reaching.