Wind Turbine at Ethanol Plant
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These wind turbines are from the Corn Plus ethanol plant located in Winnebago, Minnesota.
Attachment 3421 I believe this produces 1/2 of all electrical needs for this facility. Another evolutionary step for this mostly Midwestern based industry. |
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Now all they need is to convert from corn based process to a cellulosic process, and put up a few more wind generators, 1/2 is not enough! LOL
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They probably run the plant 24x7 and there isn't much wind after dark. Now if they had a nice tall water reservoir to pump up during periods of excess wind power ...
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Hey this is cool, I love and agree with your comments.....
As a sidebar, energy producers in Washington state are now required to use windmills and provide (I think) 25% of power from alternate sources. We are already big hydro users...there was an article in todays paper about how we are now producing more than we can use (due to more runoff & lots of wind) more than the transmission lines out of state can handle (for sale) and therefore they are cutting back on the speed the turbines are allowed to run for hydro & wind power all the while our power companies are asking for a rate increase. |
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Originally Posted by Bobs Metallic Pearl
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We are already big hydro users...there was an article in todays paper about how we are now producing more than we can use (due to more runoff & lots of wind) more than the transmission lines out of state can handle (for sale) and therefore they are cutting back on the speed the turbines are allowed to run for hydro & wind power all the while our power companies are asking for a rate increase.
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Originally Posted by mdarmistead
(Post 179543)
This is universal... Even though OK is the second largest producer of natural gas in North America. Know why the electric company doesn't want this? Because, even though their name is OG&E (guess what the G stands for) .:angry:
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