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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 09:13 AM Original message |
Global Wind Power Capacity May Rival Nuclear Within Four Years |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 10:04 AM Response to Original message |
1. Great news |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 11:59 AM Response to Original message |
2. Recced and still a goose egg. |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
3. Guess the author hasn't heard of nameplate capacity and capacity factors? |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 01:47 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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Name removed (0 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 07:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
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NickB79 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 08:49 PM Response to Reply #10 |
14. Simply pointing out that 400 GW of wind isn't the same as 400 GW of nuclear is complaining? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 02:59 PM Response to Original message |
5. Here's a look at the ACTUAL generating situation |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 05:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. Can you tell us where you got your wind statistics for 2008 and 2009? |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 05:53 PM Response to Reply #6 |
8. I used the data in Wikipedia |
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OnlinePoker (837 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 07:28 PM Response to Reply #8 |
11. I see the wiki reference |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 07:42 PM Response to Reply #11 |
12. I share your skepticism about the continued growth rates |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 08:06 PM Response to Reply #5 |
13. That sounds about right. |
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DrGregory (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 05:39 PM Response to Original message |
7. "Installed Capacity" or Energy Actually Delivered. |
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GliderGuider (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 05:58 PM Response to Reply #7 |
9. Capacity factor is a well-known concept around here, doc. |
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DrGregory (427 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 09:00 PM Response to Reply #9 |
15. Yes. |
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Nederland (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Sep-26-10 10:37 PM Response to Original message |
16. Bookmarked |
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bananas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Sep-27-10 04:46 AM Response to Reply #16 |
17. Here's a couple more to bookmark - "Nuclear Power 2010" and "The Simmons-Tierney bet" |
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