Re:Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest, and It's Getting Cheaper
by Someone on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @11:51AM
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In (current) practice, yes, but not necessarily.
If windmills are dirt cheap, energy and land scarce/expensive, or transport losses large, a windmill in the wind shade of another windmill could still make economic sense, just as it can make economic sense to install solar cells on roofs in places far from the equator that often have cloud cover.
If windmills are dirt cheap, energy and land scarce/expensive, or transport losses large, a windmill in the wind shade of another windmill could still make economic sense, just as it can make economic sense to install solar cells on roofs in places far from the equator that often have cloud cover.