Comments on: New Study Says City-Based Rooftop Wind Power Doesn’t Pay Off

By: R Livingston

R Livingston — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 21:03:43 +0000

http://www.windtamerturbines.com/2010/10/urban-wind-powers-bright-future/

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:18:43 +0000

After the next crash, and as we pull away from the Great Hulking American Neanderthals “American Dream” lifestyle and adopt survivability, sustainability, and Earth Ark notions and super-insulations, passive solar heating, solar power, geo-thermal sciences, and a host of space age technologies to surviving on much less, even the seemingly small, at current consumption rates, power available from Wind Turbines will appear as plenty to the enlightened ones! Even computers are taking less and less power, cell phone are battery and solar repeater operated, lighting going LED, Street lamps obsoleting with electronic detection methods, microwave cooking in daily use by most, Electric bikes, and three wheelers charging when the getting is good, to soak up excesses, increase efficiencies, ballast a whimsical producer. The very fabric, the base notions of the current society will be re-worked, questioned, discarded, revamped by a wiser smaller brighter faster, more adaptable folk, the survivors as we watch the Great hulking American Neanderthals in death struggle to maintain an unsustainable status quo, and ending in extinction in a decade, this decade, much as unbelievable as was possible the demise of their favorite and unsustainable opponent the mighty U.S.S.R. and yet we hear their shrieks of agony echoing off the walls of Hell as the chasm closes over them, we stand at the cusp edge ourselves, and doubt our own fallibilities, and the Asian fact nudges us closer and closer to our fate.

By: Uncle B

Uncle B — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:18:00 +0000

By: home made wind generators

home made wind generators — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:13:21 +0000

Smart article=D Will definitely visit soon.

By: home made wind generators

home made wind generators — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 10:13:00 +0000

Smart article=D Will definitely visit soon.

By: BOB

BOB — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:55:49 +0000

you are testing the wrong type of wind turbine. a sail either verticle or horizontal is the type needed for urban areas. they work at low wind speeds, and do not start to vibrate or get dangerous if the wind suddenly changes direction. change in wind direction has no effect on them, due to being more of sails mounted on a center post. there are some in use in Chicago.

By: BOB

BOB — Mon, 02 Mar 2009 20:55:00 +0000

By: Mike Clymer

Mike Clymer — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:24:58 +0000

Check out Aerotecture International. I believe they may have the engineering creativity that has been lacking.

By: Mike Clymer

Mike Clymer — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 19:24:00 +0000

Check out Aerotecture International. I believe they may have the engineering creativity that has been lacking.

By: David Rubenstein, Ph.D.

David Rubenstein, Ph.D. — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 17:59:32 +0000

What is the cost to install a Rooftop Wind Turbine? I live in Vista Redonda, a community of 60 homes outside of Santa Fe New Mexico. Wind gusts of 30-40 mph are quite common here.

One of our community board members is studying alternative energy options. Do you have any specific information about the difficult to install, maintain, etc.

Thanks for your great work!

David Rubenstein, Ph.D.

By: Nuclear Power - Conservative Forum

Nuclear Power - Conservative Forum — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 13:51:25 +0000

[…] turbines in urban areas, as they have been deemed by the Carbon trust to be net carbon emitters. New Study Says City-Based Rooftop Wind Power Doesn’t Pay Off : CleanTechnica (I saw this article initially on the BBC, but haven’t been able to find it on their website.) […]

By: ielectalk

ielectalk — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 17:45:00 +0000

Did anyone think of

By: ielectalk

ielectalk — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 11:45:36 +0000

Did anyone think of

By: The Strandbeests Cometh : CleanTechnica

The Strandbeests Cometh : CleanTechnica — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 01:38:10 +0000

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By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:44:21 +0000

I am so fed up with this carbon footprint crap!

By: Charles

Charles — Sun, 10 Aug 2008 22:44:00 +0000

I am so fed up with this carbon footprint crap!

By: pengo

pengo — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:03:31 +0000

It’s true. Wind turbines are most effective when they’re really big, horizontal axis, and high above anything else, which means urban ones are far from ideal.

I’m sure, however, that some well placed urban turbines will be net carbon savers. (yeah maybe I should read the report)

By: pengo

pengo — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 23:03:00 +0000

It’s true. Wind turbines are most effective when they’re really big, horizontal axis, and high above anything else, which means urban ones are far from ideal.

I’m sure, however, that some well placed urban turbines will be net carbon savers. (yeah maybe I should read the report)

By: David

David — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:40:09 +0000

So, let me get this straight. A windmill running for 200 years produces a net gain in carbon emissions?

I’m curious how they calculated this net gain, since it seems logical to me that the longer the windmill is active, the more net energy it would produce.

By: David

David — Fri, 08 Aug 2008 21:40:00 +0000

So, let me get this straight. A windmill running for 200 years produces a net gain in carbon emissions?

I’m curious how they calculated this net gain, since it seems logical to me that the longer the windmill is active, the more net energy it would produce.