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minus-squareUnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-212 hours ago Wind turbines are close to 15MW each now. 10 years ago it was more like 5-10MW. 30 years ago it was 3MW for an offshore turbine. That’s almost entirely been due to size increases. The average new build rotor in the US is 133 meters, 5x the size of 90s era standard blades You don’t think that’s significant progress? 5x the power. Biggest Blades = More Energy
minus-squarewewbull@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·10 hours agoYeah. Just bolt bigger blades on it. Simples.
That’s almost entirely been due to size increases.
The average new build rotor in the US is 133 meters, 5x the size of 90s era standard blades
Biggest Blades = More Energy
Yeah. Just bolt bigger blades on it. Simples.