Comments on: 36 Megawatt Energy Storage System to be Built at Notrees Wind Farm http://inhabitat.com/36-megawatt-energy-storage-system-to-be-built-at-notrees-wind-farm/ Green design & eco innovation for a better world Tue, 21 May 2013 14:17:58 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc By: rolf westgard http://inhabitat.com/36-megawatt-energy-storage-system-to-be-built-at-notrees-wind-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-342026 rolf westgard Tue, 14 Jun 2011 11:08:23 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=240119#comment-342026 If the battery lasts ten minutes it won't help much. This appears to be an expensive kluge. If the battery lasts ten minutes it won’t help much. This appears to be an expensive kluge.

]]> By: chris offspring http://inhabitat.com/36-megawatt-energy-storage-system-to-be-built-at-notrees-wind-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-317101 chris offspring Wed, 20 Apr 2011 22:35:22 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=240119#comment-317101 Energy buffers aren't new. But their efficiency normally sucks or their operating costs are too high for the buffers to be commercially viable (or they have a big impact on the environment like pumped-storage hydroelectricity which needs two large lakes) Energy buffers aren’t new. But their efficiency normally sucks or their operating costs are too high for the buffers to be commercially viable (or they have a big impact on the environment like pumped-storage hydroelectricity which needs two large lakes)

]]> By: WattsMeasureFlow http://inhabitat.com/36-megawatt-energy-storage-system-to-be-built-at-notrees-wind-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-316048 WattsMeasureFlow Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:27:14 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=240119#comment-316048 Sorry to nerd out... but "store up to 36 megawatts" doesn't make any sense. Watts measure how quickly energy is flowing, not how much of it is stored. Sorry to nerd out… but “store up to 36 megawatts” doesn’t make any sense.

Watts measure how quickly energy is flowing, not how much of it is stored.

]]> By: LithiumBeauty http://inhabitat.com/36-megawatt-energy-storage-system-to-be-built-at-notrees-wind-farm/comment-page-1/#comment-315916 LithiumBeauty Mon, 18 Apr 2011 18:37:36 +0000 http://inhabitat.com/?p=240119#comment-315916 This is excellent, hopefully demonstration of these kinds of power buffers can quiet comments about unreliable renewable energy. This is excellent, hopefully demonstration of these kinds of power buffers can quiet comments about unreliable renewable energy.

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