I read this article about a proposed wind farm in Australia. It will cover a staggering 120 square miles and wait for it, provide electricity for 4.5% of the houses in New South Wales. 4.5% of the homes in one state. No offence but what a waste of space and money (even if they have loads of space). A massive amount of cost for such a tiny amount of power. For the techie aware amongst you, it amounts to approximately 4 watts per square metre of land area (maximum!) compared to the suns energy of up to 1,000 watts per square metre. Australia being where it is, you would have thought one of those solar concentration schemes or even standard solar panels or solar water heating systems would make a much bigger impact. Most energy in the home is used for heating so why not utilise what the sun does well?
For me, it is sadly another pointless chasing after some unattainable ideal in the wrong way!!
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