Question:
Can wind turbines be used economically
in inland areas?
....Wind Turbines can be quite economic in
inland areas...
Although wind conditions
near seashores tend to be ideal for wind projects, it is indeed
possible to find highly economic inland areas for wind turbines.
As the wind passes
over a hill, or through a mountain pass, it becomes compressed
and speeds up significantly. Rounded hilltops with a wide view
in the prevailing wind directions are therefore ideal as wind
turbine sites.
Tall wind turbine
towers is a way of increasing the energy yield of a wind turbine,
since wind speed usually increases significantly with height
above ground level.
In low wind areas,
manufacturers may be able to supply special wind turbine versions
with large rotors compared to the size of the electrical generator.
Such machines will
reach peak production at relatively low wind speeds, although
they will waste some of the energy potential of high winds.
Manufacturers are increasingly optimising their machines to
local wind conditions worldwide.
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