Comments on: Wind Turbine Towers Win Metropolis Next Generation Prize!

By: Steve McGrath

Steve McGrath — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 20:13:03 +0000

I like it! Perfect combo of reuse and renew… wind energy stats and “state of the industry” if anyone’s interested in my blog post …http://tinyurl.com/pr4wvx..

By: Sudeep Bhaumick

Sudeep Bhaumick — Tue, 26 May 2009 14:41:37 +0000

On the face of it all, this looks like a brilliant concept… but…

@odyson “As the consequences of the removal of wind energy has need been proper studied, the effects may also be biologically damaging.”

– This seems to be an interesting concern something that had occurred to mi too. Its like constructing Dams disturbs the ecosystem of the river… so perhaps if wind energy is tapped on a very large scale then even this has the potential to disturb the system.

But I really doubt that any serious study will ever be done on this subject in time. Human beings have a habit of first committing mistakes and then trying to firefight.

@odyson “Nuclear fuels are the least damaging and most safe”

– This I am sorry I cannot agree with.

By: whatis-that

whatis-that — Fri, 22 May 2009 15:55:29 +0000

Virtually all the energy on Earth is from the sun.

By: pot3

pot3 — Fri, 22 May 2009 14:05:41 +0000

wow!!!!! Wish I could get a VAWT here in Perth Aus.

By: John Jackson

John Jackson — Fri, 22 May 2009 11:02:33 +0000

Wow, what a great idea!

By: odyson

odyson — Fri, 22 May 2009 09:45:57 +0000

how does the removal of wind energy effect the natural world? this harvesting wind removes the energy needed to distribute seeds, chemical signals to which migratory birds navigate plus many more un-researched reactions.

wind generated power is very usable, but only to compliment a whole consortium of other ‘green’ methods. As the consequences of the removal of wind energy has need been proper studied, the effects may also be biologically damaging.

Nuclear fuels are the least damaging and most safe, but the use of many ‘environmentally sustainable’ methods would also benefit.

NB. James Lovelock recent book The revenge of Gaia, has a brilliant description on the problems and misguided opinions on nuclear power against green solutions, good book.