Not too windy today

[Diver]

Finally a solution to the countries power supply problem

No more Co2 and smoke belching fossil fuel fired power stations.
That should keep the Greens Happy
No more radioactive waste producing power stations.
That should keep the tree huggers and locals happy
No more Onshore Wind turbines
That should keep the middle class and hikers happy
No more Offshore wind Turbines
No more tidal turbines
That should keep the fishermen happy
No more wave energy converters
That should keep the fishing fraternity, paddlers and beachcombers happy
No more Solar Arrays
That should keep the "Save our scenery" crowd happy

We are going to produce electrical energy using "Magic"

Yes you heard right!

We have enlisted the aid of Sir Paul Daniels to head up this amazing new avenue of research.

Unfortunately there will be a slight burden on the public purse in the form of subsidies.


Watch this space for project updates > placeholder <

[TimberWolf]

Lets be honest here, the wind farms are going to be built offshore, they have to be because we need the energy and the onshore turbines are too inneficient and unpredictable with regard to forecasted availibility at present.

Predicable, as is being able to be predict the wind speed [some hours or days] ahead of time, or predictable in the sense of being fairly constant, or dependable?

Assuming the former, why is offshore wind more predicable than onshore wind?

[Diver]

Predicable, as is being able to be predict the wind speed [some hours or days] ahead of time, or predictable in the sense of being fairly constant, or dependable?

Assuming the former, why is offshore wind more predicable than onshore wind?

Wind offshore in the selected locations is historically more consistant and more constant the further offshore.

[TimberWolf]

Wind offshore in the selected locations is historically more consistant and more constant the further offshore.

At the risk of straying into the field of meteorology, why? I vaguely get the impression land messes winds up, perhaps making them gusty etc, but know little about offshore winds. Except maybe that in hot countries they often blow inshore during the day and offshore at night, and a few other odds and ends.

[Diver]

At the risk of straying into the field of meteorology, why? I vaguely get the impression land messes winds up, perhaps making them gusty etc, but know little about offshore winds. Except maybe that in hot countries they often blow inshore during the day and offshore at night, and a few other odds and ends.

Meteorology is not my field so do what I do and google