23 pointsby gnabgib9 months ago3 comments

fnands9 months ago
> And it’s being built without any government subsidies.
Important milestone there. It's great to see that green energy projects are largely economically feasible without subsidies these days.
Havoc9 months ago
So wind turbines have inertia in the same way coal generators do? Ie rotating mass helps grid stability?
- p_l9 months ago
  Depends on model, but some turbines are very much designed to provide frequency stabilisation so long as you can instruct what the phase should be at given time
- kiney9 months ago
  normally no. Modern wind turbines have electric inverters that decouple rotation speed from grid frequency
  - Havoc9 months ago
    Pity but I guess it makes sense given variable wind
adaml_6239 months ago
From Google:
The turbine model V236-15.0 MW from Vestas features a capacity of 15 MW and a 236-meter diameter rotor with hub height of about 145 meter, highest tip of 263 meter.
... 236 meters