Replacing the turbines on existing wind farms with newer, more powerful and efficient models could double the amount of electricity produced by onshore wind energy in the United States – without increasing its footprint.
The paper is here
Aging wind turbines are a massive clean energy opportunity
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gibmiser@lemmy.world 1 day ago
If we valued the middle class and upward mobility in the US we would be all in on domestic wind and solar. Produce electricity domestically while creating a huge maintenance workforce? A maintenance workforce is an amazing thing to have. So incredibly healthy for the economy.
dharmacurious@slrpnk.net 1 day ago
Calm down, Fidel, we got shareholders to think about here
Branch_Ranch@lemmy.world 1 day ago
But that would put all the coal miners out of a job, you must hate the working class! /S
nonentity@sh.itjust.works 1 day ago
Every healthy society needs a robust guillotine maintenance and repair workforce.
Wind turbines could be enhanced with razor sharp leading edges on their blades. It may increase their generation efficiency, but would definitely help remove the biggest environmental polluters, the morbidly wealthy.