Comments on: Wind energy Re-invented http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2007/11/21/wind-energy-re-invented/ innovation for a better world Wed, 07 Jan 2009 05:11:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: Ali http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2007/11/21/wind-energy-re-invented/#comment-1250 Ali Mon, 26 Nov 2007 10:35:32 +0000 http://www.whatsbubbling.com/2007/11/21/wind-energy-re-invented/#comment-1250 Wind power in an interesting sector. Cost of producing wind power is decreasing all the time and currently is the most economical of all the renewable energy sources. Like you say though it is still more expensive then conventional energy generation and the biggest issue is that its really unreliable still - lots of faults in turbines have been found after a year or so of operations on some of the UK on shore wind power stations. Personally I think the way forward on renewable energy is to take the approach India have taken which is to use it on a micro level for now - i.e. use solar power and wind power to provide electrivity for a whole village. Firstly this would empower villages and provide a multipleir effect with job creation and electricity production increasing production and efficiency. Its a green way of creating electricity in regions where typicall a lot of fossil fuels are used as is a self sufficient method of generation. For governments its also valuable as they remain in the "renewable energy game" and continue learning and developing newer technology so that when the cost gap between renewable energy generation and conventional energy generation is zero they are in a position to implement renewable energy on a bigger scale quickly....... Wind power in an interesting sector. Cost of producing wind power is decreasing all the time and currently is the most economical of all the renewable energy sources. Like you say though it is still more expensive then conventional energy generation and the biggest issue is that its really unreliable still - lots of faults in turbines have been found after a year or so of operations on some of the UK on shore wind power stations.

Personally I think the way forward on renewable energy is to take the approach India have taken which is to use it on a micro level for now - i.e. use solar power and wind power to provide electrivity for a whole village. Firstly this would empower villages and provide a multipleir effect with job creation and electricity production increasing production and efficiency. Its a green way of creating electricity in regions where typicall a lot of fossil fuels are used as is a self sufficient method of generation. For governments its also valuable as they remain in the “renewable energy game” and continue learning and developing newer technology so that when the cost gap between renewable energy generation and conventional energy generation is zero they are in a position to implement renewable energy on a bigger scale quickly…….

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