Submission + - Real-world generating capacity of wind farms at large scales overestimated (phys.org)
AchilleTalon writes: Research by Harvard professor David Keith suggests that the global capacity for energy generation from wind power has been overestimated, and that geophysical / climate effects of turbines will reduce the benefits of large-scale power installations.
"People have often thought there's no upper bound for wind power—that it's one of the most scalable power sources," says Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don't seem likely to "run out" on a global scale in the way oil wells might run dry.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-02-real-world-capacity-farms-large-scales.html#jCp
"People have often thought there's no upper bound for wind power—that it's one of the most scalable power sources," says Harvard applied physicist David Keith. After all, gusts and breezes don't seem likely to "run out" on a global scale in the way oil wells might run dry.
Read more at: http://phys.org/news/2013-02-real-world-capacity-farms-large-scales.html#jCp
