Comments on: Do Many Australians use wind mills for electrical generation? http://articlespinguy.com/article-generator/do-many-australians-use-wind-mills-for-electrical-generation-2 Create Unique Content On Demand Tue, 22 May 2012 08:29:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: angela http://articlespinguy.com/article-generator/do-many-australians-use-wind-mills-for-electrical-generation-2#comment-3836 angela Sun, 12 Jul 2009 21:42:31 +0000 http://articlespinguy.com/article-generator/do-many-australians-use-wind-mills-for-electrical-generation-2#comment-3836 Some farms in remote areas have wind mills for power generation and there are also some commercially run wind farms. I copied the stuff below from a alternative energy page. "South Australia's ninth wind farm just opened on the Barunga Ranges near Snowtown. Its 47 turbines, installed by Trust Power of New Zealand, (who already operate that countries largest wind farm at Tararua), are said to have the capacity to deliver over 98MW of electricity. The company reckon this output should provide sufficient power for around 70,000 Australian households. Not only was this project completed ahead of schedule, but it allows the state of South Australia to claim that they now produce almost 60% of Australia’s wind power. Additionally it means that South Australia is poised to meet Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s target for all states to produce 20% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020."<br><b>References : </b><br> Some farms in remote areas have wind mills for power generation and there are also some commercially run wind farms. I copied the stuff below from a alternative energy page.

"South Australia’s ninth wind farm just opened on the Barunga Ranges near Snowtown. Its 47 turbines, installed by Trust Power of New Zealand, (who already operate that countries largest wind farm at Tararua), are said to have the capacity to deliver over 98MW of electricity. The company reckon this output should provide sufficient power for around 70,000 Australian households.

Not only was this project completed ahead of schedule, but it allows the state of South Australia to claim that they now produce almost 60% of Australia’s wind power. Additionally it means that South Australia is poised to meet Prime Minister Kevin Rudd’s target for all states to produce 20% of their energy from renewable sources by 2020."
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]]> By: Pepper http://articlespinguy.com/article-generator/do-many-australians-use-wind-mills-for-electrical-generation-2#comment-3835 Pepper Sun, 12 Jul 2009 12:23:22 +0000 http://articlespinguy.com/article-generator/do-many-australians-use-wind-mills-for-electrical-generation-2#comment-3835 Jon, these two countries, Australia and the USA, are almost the same size but that is where the geographical similarity ends. Except for the East coast and Tasmania, Australia is a desert. This governs the type and size of generating systems that are viable in the interior. As far as I understand the situation, Australians are experimenting with geo-thermal generation as well as with wind and solar generation but the economics of such schemes is hampering the work. In the centre of Australia, there is almost constant sunlight but there is no water. This means that only photo-voltaic cells can be used; these have low out-puts and are very expensive. Wind power is becoming more popular but it needs to be mixed with power from other sources to maintain the frequency. All of these options are much more viable in the USA where the terrain and climate are more suitable.<br><b>References : </b><br> Jon, these two countries, Australia and the USA, are almost the same size but that is where the geographical similarity ends. Except for the East coast and Tasmania, Australia is a desert. This governs the type and size of generating systems that are viable in the interior. As far as I understand the situation, Australians are experimenting with geo-thermal generation as well as with wind and solar generation but the economics of such schemes is hampering the work. In the centre of Australia, there is almost constant sunlight but there is no water. This means that only photo-voltaic cells can be used; these have low out-puts and are very expensive. Wind power is becoming more popular but it needs to be mixed with power from other sources to maintain the frequency. All of these options are much more viable in the USA where the terrain and climate are more suitable.
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