I was out driving in the country; (because it is easier that riding a skateboard). I noticed on the hills on either side of me many of those so-called windmills or wind turbines. Hundreds of them. It was like a forest of windmills. No doubt there was a real forest here years ago which has now been replaced by these metal trees.
Guess what? None of them were turning round as you'd expect them to.
They were all as still as a dodo. Or as still as a statue, or whatever else is still.
Can you explain to me why in such a hot day the powers-that-be did not turn all these fans on and cool the place a bit?
What is the point of spending a fortune building these monstrosities everywhere and when you need them most they are not switched on?
And guess what again? When it is windy as it sometimes is over here, all the fans are on. Admittedly, they don't go round very fast, but they are on. And no doubt wasting electricity having them on when we don't need them.
Can anyone explain all this to me?
This had me chuckling ...
ReplyDeleteWhat with wind farms, solar farms and indeed our poor farmers who are currently struggling with crops in this spell of extremely hot weather our world is in a right old state as my dear mum used to say.
Happy midweek wishes.
All the best Jan
Yes Jan; the world is in a bad state and no one seems to care ... except me and you perhaps.
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I'm confused - don't they move when it is windy - automatically by themselves?
ReplyDeleteAs I understand it, Sandie; you switch on the electricity like on a fan and the windmills turn round and round and cool the atmosphere. Too many windmills and the Earth will eventually take off like an aeroplane and fly all over the Galaxy with no one steering it in the right direction.
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The mountain communities here are fighting against a wind farm. So much of a beautiful forest would have to be cut down which makes no sense to me. I think decades from now, people will wonder what the neck were they thinking. They couldn't see the forest through the windmills and that half the time they don't work!
ReplyDeleteI so agree with you Debby. We have these windmills everywhere here; and I remain to be convinced that they are economically viable - i.e. cost of production and maintenance versus cost of electricity they produce.
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It makes you wonder, doesn’t it. What I want to know is why they aren’t putting solar panels over our car parks, give the cars shade and generate some electricity, instead of putting them out in big fields.
ReplyDeleteVery good point, Mimi. Why don't they put these panels on all public buildings like libraries, hospitals, local authority offices and so on.
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It is easy to look at a massive line of still turbines on a sweltering day and wonder what the point of them even is. In reality, wind turbines do not generate their own breeze like a household fan; they rely entirely on the natural wind to push their blades and generate electricity for the grid. On those intensely hot summer days, a high-pressure weather system usually settles over the UK, which leaves the air completely heavy and still. When the wind picks up on cooler days, they are actually generating power from that breeze rather than wasting it.
ReplyDeleteI wonder if they are as efficient as solar panels? And cost effective? Which is the better option compared to other sources of energy?
DeleteGod bless always, Melody.
No, Victor, I cannot explain this observation on the wind turbines. It is my opinion that we have been invaded by aliens.
ReplyDeleteYes, I agree with you Barbara. We have been invaded by aliens from outer space. I have seen them and will write about them some time.
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There are people who hate them and others who love them. I think no one really understands them. Enjoy the weekend, Victor.
ReplyDeleteGood point Bill. God bless you.
DeleteI agree with Bill. Whatever, I find them mesmerizing to watch.
ReplyDeleteThat is true, K - mesmerising - especially the cost!
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Those gizmos fascinate me ... yet, they've been (rightly) the subject of ridicule for a while now.
ReplyDeleteI'm looking forward to your next article on alien invasion!
You are right that they have been subject to ridicule. I guess it's because people are not convinced they are cost-effective. How much power does one windmill produce compared to its costs?
DeleteI'm still negotiating Copyright issues with the aliens from outer space about my article on them.
God bless, Mevely.