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Big wind turbine

Another interesting news item from the environmental and energy front. A German company REpower just put a 5 Megawatt wind turbine online. The RenewableEnergy website has the news article: bq. Germany Inaugurates 5 MW Wind Turbine Prototype The world's largest wind turbine, a 120-meter (394-feet) behemoth capable of generating 5 MW at full output, has just been officially inaugurated and connected to the German electrical grid. So big it has its own helicopter landing pad: You will need to watch out for migratory bird paths when siting this and there is no backup in case the wind stops blowing. There was no mention of the cost on either website -- I would be interested in knowing that one... Huge and high-tech usually mean $$$ and you could use alternate generators cheaper. (still thinking small nuke) Posted by DaveH at February 6, 2005 9:10 PM