where is energy stored in a wind turbine?

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Answered: How efficient are wind turbines in generating ...

hello there.. You may have gotten the info you needed prior to this reply, but Ive done a bit of research on solar & wind recently.. usually there will be a voltage regulator (sometimes included w/ a power inverter) which limits the output from exceeding its maximum output. The wind systems were ...

Answered: Is Wind Energy Viable?

Wind energy converted to electricity (often at night) can store that energy by pumping water uphill into a reservoir. Then when the energy is needed (in mid afternoon), the hydro power is available. Of course it had better be a huge reservoir, otherwise it will go up and down too much to be used ...

Answered: Installing a turbine

This is a basic electromechanical problem I solve every week for clients and frankly I am a little swamped, so let me share with you about a few considerations for wind power. It is quite lucrative, if you can swing it. 1. Do you have enough wind to make it practical to employ a wind generator ...

Answered: Is powering a car with wind energy feasible? I think it is an interesting

Wind generators have been used for decades to power nearly everything. North Atlantic islands have an aversion to fossil fuel dependency so they wisely enlist the wind to power their towns -- and their cars. That requires sizeable banks of batteries (2.3 times the amp hours the town will draw in ...
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How fast does the wind need to blow to make energy from a wind

if you build a wind turbine out of giant rotating sails, not very fast at all :). Many people are generating their own electricity. There are some great guides out there on how to do this. A few of which are listed on this site www.diyenergyreview.com if you're interested?

I have heard that not every town allows you to put ...

some cities may be behind in up dating their ordinances or it may be a conflict of interest to the industry in their city such as a coal mining city. this is a problem I have not researched but it is not good. You can call your local department of building and safety to find out if you may install ...

Wyoming Wind Energy Center

It is located on Evanston, Wyoming, FPL energy is the owner and Orion energy is the developer the source of their energy purchaser is PPM energy. There are some rumors that are questioning if some of its developers had undego into a Wind energy program well still no clear answer for that until now

What is the average cost of a 1mw turbine?

It appears to cost between 1-3 dollars per watt (European costs says it is about 1300 EU per KW including installation) so a 1 MW turbine (good for about 700-1000 houses) would cost 1-3 Million dollars. GE has a 1.5 MW turbine that looks like it cost between 1 and 2 million. http://www ...