[mdlug] (a lot of) Wind, was: RE: Router - now power.

[Novak, Louis (L.M.)]

Technology will trump politics every time.

Tech Allows Stable Integration of Wind In the Power Grid
By timothy on giant-whooshing-sound
diegocgteleline.es writes "One of the most frequently raised arguments
against renewable power sources is that they can only supply a low
percentage of the total power because their unpredictability can
destabilize the grid. Spain seems to have disproved this assertion. In
the last three days, the wind power generation records with respect to
the total demand were beaten twice (in special conditions: a very windy
weekend, at night): 45% on November 5 and almost 54% last night (Google
translation; Spanish original). There was no instability. These
milestones were accomplished with the help of a control center that
processes meteorologic data from the whole country and predicts, with
high certainty, the wind and solar power that will be generated,
allowing a stable integration of all the renewable power. You can see a
graphic of the record here." 
http://news.slashdot.org/story/09/11/08/1911234/Tech-Allows-Stable-Integ
ration-of-Wind-In-the-Power-Grid?from=rss

more facts and figures (usually missing from idealogically based
arguments that rely on primae facea evidence)

Denmark a global leader in wind power
Denmark is by far the world leader in producing wind energy: 20% of its
electricity comes from wind. Spain gets 13% of its power from wind;
Germany, 7.5%; the U.S., just 1.3% -- and Canada, only 1%.
http://www.nationalpost.com/related/links/story.html?id=2191961


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Ford Motor Co., IT Security & Strategy 
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