Comments on: Antarctica Turning to Solar, Wind Power

By: raminagrobis

raminagrobis — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:59:35 +0000

Ok course it’s 300 kW, not MW.

A 300 MW turbine would be several kilometers in diameter.

By: raminagrobis

raminagrobis — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 18:59:00 +0000

Ok course it’s 300 kW, not MW.

A 300 MW turbine would be several kilometers in diameter.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:41:09 +0000

Scott base holds about 15-60 depending on the season. McMurdo Station just down the road a bit and where I work, holds 125-110 depending on the season. As windy as it is, this is a great idea. The main off continent transmission site is run by solar, wind turbines, and diesel. The diesel generators only kick in when the other two can’t keep up.

By: Ken

Ken — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 13:41:00 +0000

By: Ariel Schwartz

Ariel Schwartz — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:52:02 +0000

Reuters says 300 MW – it’s not much, but I’m also not sure how large the base is.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:20:29 +0000

You might want to edit this:

“Australia’s Mawson base has been using two 300 MW wind turbines since 2003″

Considering a ‘large’ commercial wind turbine is 1.5MW you might mean 300 KW.

By: Paul

Paul — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 07:20:00 +0000

You might want to edit this:

“Australia’s Mawson base has been using two 300 MW wind turbines since 2003″

Considering a ‘large’ commercial wind turbine is 1.5MW you might mean 300 KW.