Jones Beene wrote:
Today's quiz; what 70s era boondoggle generated 2 MW (total! almost
<g>) created devotees called 'wooshies', was the largest windmill in
the world by a long shot (at the time) didn't work - and set-back
wind-energy in the USA by at least a decade (along with burial help
from Ron Ray-gun) ?
Goodness. That's a classic case of scaling up before you are ready.
Nowadays, of course, hundreds of wind turbines with much larger
capacity are in service all around the world. Here is a 5 MW, 120
meter tall unit that looks larger than the NASA unit:
http://www.renewableenergyaccess.com/rea/news/story?id=21962
- Jed
