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OnlinePoker

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2. Could be, or maybe insufficient wind.

Reply to eppur_se_muova (Reply #1)

Mon May 24, 2021, 09:44 AM

May 2021

According to this from Mitsubishi, these were specifically designed for low wind speed areas. It's possible they either didn't work as well as planned or there just wasn't enough wind to make them economical. I don't know where in New Mexico this was.

"New 1 000 kW wind turbine MWT-1000A for use in low speed wind areas. Up to now, wind-turbine power generators were assumed to be installed in areas with strong wind having the average annual wind speed of 8-10 m/s. MHI has developed a wind turbine for use in low speed wind areas to ensure substantial power generation and excellent cost performance even in places with comparatively weak wind with the average annual wind speed of 6-8 m/s(5)."

https://www.mhi.co.jp/technology/review/pdf/e413/e413170.pdf

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Worn out or obsolescent ? eppur_se_muova May 2021 #1

Could be, or maybe insufficient wind. OnlinePoker May 2021 #2

Thanks. There's always more variables than imagined. nt eppur_se_muova May 2021 #3