Why Are Floating Wind Turbines So Huge?
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- Опубліковано 24 кві 2023
- Why Are Floating Wind Turbines So Huge? Use code UNDECIDED50 to get 50% off your first Factor box at bit.ly/3UlAohG. With China producing the largest wind turbine yet (a rotor diameter of 260 meters and a rating of 18MW), it got me wondering why they’re so big. They’re almost defying imagination at this point. By sending these skyscraper-sized floating structures out to sea, we can take advantage of faster, more consistent wind energy. That still leaves some big questions, so let’s address the elephant (or maybe the turbine) in the room. Why are floating wind turbines gigantic in the first place? And can the scale of floating wind be practical for meeting the planet’s energy needs? Is floating wind…overblown?
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One or two puns are fine. Having one or two puns per sentence is really tiring and distracting. It's okay to say things normally.
Apparently, the wind parks in the baltic sea have become something of a haven for marine species because trawlers aren't allowed anywhere near them. Some fish species are already bounced back in numbers due to having some new defacto nature reserves. Fishing is apparently much more lucrative in the areas surrounding the parks, too which might alleviate some of the restrictions. It's not well studied yet but the first articles on this seemed rather uplifting.
Hi I’m currently doing my master in wind energy, so I’m always very happy to see people with a bigger audience talk about it, especially floating wind.
18 MW for one tower is insane btw. I work on these daily and our biggest on land wind turbines produce 2.33 MW each. One HUGE drawback that is not talked about enough is maintenance. After just 10 years these towers start to deteriorate and need pretty constant maintenance. It’s insanely expensive to do maintenance offshore.
Fun fact: I worked for Danfoss Solar Inverters for a short time as a Field Test Engineer back in about 2010. We serviced some of the (then) largest solar sites in the World, "Eggebeck" and "Busenwurth" in North Germany.
Another benefit is that you avoid NIMBYism when you are nowhere near anyones backyard.
We have a pile of turbines due to be built starting at 20 km (12 miles) off the coast of Newcastle, NSW Australia. Our oldest coal fired power station (Lidell) has just closed down and it will be turned into a battery complex. Good use of existing infrastructure. Thanks for the vid. Jim Bell (Australia)
The amount of wind turbine information in this video has left my head spinning. I'm absolutely blown away by how large these turbines are getting.
It's my first time watching your videos. I am a floating wind consultant. I have not seen such a fantastic explanation anywhere online - I had to reach most of it myself. I am impressed by the way you build your videos, very informative indeed!
I really like the way your videos are built. I find the way you balance the potential of the technologies and the drawbacks spot on. On top of that, I find your taste for puns - and the clear effort you make to tell them without cracking up - very entertaining. Thanks for the informative and entertaining videos.
The size of these wind mills is just stunning. As a farmer I run the formula pi R squared and the swept area is larger than many of my fields.
One thing I'd like to see touched on is the maintenance cost and expectations. What's the life cycle of a turbine sitting at sea? How long before it looks like another rusted out old oil rig? Once they're out there is there any funds set aside for reclamation of the natural environment? If a company goes bankrupt who's responsibility is it to maintain the farm or remove it and not let it become world waste?
💨🌊🌬 Great to see someone with expertise in wind energy shedding light on floating wind turbines. Your insight on the advantages of larger turbines is spot on! The scalability factor is often overlooked, as bigger turbines mean fewer installations, reduced foundation and cable requirements, and more efficient maintenance and operation. These factors contribute significantly to cost savings and overall project efficiency. Thanks for sharing your knowledge and raising awareness about the potential of offshore wind. Cheers from the windy shores! 🇳🇴✌💡
I often wonder whether offshore wind turbines could be combined with tidal generators to increase the production of electricity, but reduce costs by using the same structure and transmission lines.
Dirty air is a huge thing in motor racing as well. Vortices in the air coming off of other cars have a huge effect on your own car's downforce and handling characteristics. The air behind other cars is less dense overall, which is better in the straights, but in the corners your downforce will be ruined by 'dirty air' (aka vortices, air moving at different speeds in the same area and other disturbances) if you're following too close.
I'm all for these renewable sources of energy but the "elephant in the room" is still storage. I read an article the other day about a "gravity battery" energy storage system that sounds very promising and it doesn't require the use of rare earth or "hard to get" metals.
Really well-made and informative video. Thank you for the hard work!
Great video Matt - thanks for making it, and I love the channel. When it comes to developing technologies, you're my favorite UA-cam pundit. In fact, I'd say that this video is perhaps the most pun laden videos you've made yet, lol!
I think the deeper coastal waters are meant for where wind and water (multiple impeller?) are combined and installed on the same tower taking advantage of all of the combined infrastructures.