Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ...
by hkt on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @01:58AM
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Actually, wind turbines do produce heat but we generally let it dissipate. It may be that it is not really usable, but wind turbines that only produce heat are a thing historically:
https://www.lowtechmagazine.com/2019/02/heat-your-house-with...
Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ...
by arcticbull on Tuesday May 03, 2022 @05:34AM
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I think the issue is you can’t really move heat too far physically, and turbines are located usually pretty far from houses themselves. Certainly relative to rooftop solar.
Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ...
by hkt on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @04:18AM
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No argument here, I was just being a pedant really
Re:A first for Canada: New type of nuclear plant opening by ...
by arcticbull on Wednesday May 04, 2022 @07:31AM
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I appreciated your comment because I hadn’t actually thought about that before!
Of course, in the winter in Canada, you have to bleed the system otherwise the water will freeze in the tubes and they'll burst.
There's no free heat from a wind turbine.
[1] https://dualsun.com/en/product/hybrid-panel-spring/