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A HERETIC I AM

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18. That style turbine is not new, not by a long stretch.

Reply to nadinbrzezinski (Reply #2)

Mon Mar 14, 2016, 05:35 PM

Mar 2016

They had units of that design in place as far back as the late 1980's in the Altamont pass, CA area as well as the Palm Springs farm between Cabazon and the valley.

They have all since been removed in favor of the larger blade turbines.

Almost every single turbine in the Altamont Pass has been removed ,BTW, regardless of design.

Another major Turbine Farm in CA is in Tehachapi which has nothing but large 3 bladed turbines

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Researchers' idea will blow you away: 656-foot long blades on wind turbines [View all] bemildred Mar 2016 OP

I'd love to see an illustration....! This seems very different! They will be offshore, too... MADem Mar 2016 #1

Something like this, I'm guessing: bemildred Mar 2016 #3

OMG!!!! How do they fold up like a petal? Are the scoops "foldable" maybe? MADem Mar 2016 #5

Here you go FBaggins Mar 2016 #6

OMG--that's amazing! Thanks so much for finding this!! MADem Mar 2016 #10

If you like that... here's one that's even better FBaggins Mar 2016 #12

It looks like a Daddy Long Legs!! nt MADem Mar 2016 #13

And Ocotillo had one fail spectacularly nadinbrzezinski Mar 2016 #2

Yep, size does matter. bemildred Mar 2016 #4

That style turbine is not new, not by a long stretch. A HERETIC I AM Mar 2016 #18

ONE failure out of how many thousands? isn't so bad. kentauros Mar 2016 #19

They'd need a heck of a truck to transport it Orrex Mar 2016 #7

It is tough to grasp how big they are, MindPilot Mar 2016 #8

I passed a truck toting a conventional turbine blade Orrex Mar 2016 #9

I believe the plan is for these to be transported in sections n/t FBaggins Mar 2016 #11

What about the newer bird safe design? Omaha Steve Mar 2016 #14

i.e., 200 -METERS- long kentauros Mar 2016 #15

"25 MILES"? Why not "40 KILOMETERS"? (nt) Nye Bevan Mar 2016 #16

Because I was tired of converting kentauros Mar 2016 #17