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Re:A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without ne... by s1artibartfast on Friday August 12, 2022 @11:33AM (#32440091)
I'm sure both are true. It doesn't make physical sense or economic sense. Encasing the entire turbine with a shroud the diameter of the blades would be astronomically expensive.

However, there is no rule in physics that you can't 10x the windspeed with a focused inlet.

Natural mountain ranges around some farms have a similar effect to improve power output, but we would never consider building a natural mountain to improve turbine efficiency

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Re:A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without ne... by 5d8767c68926 on Friday August 12, 2022 @05:47PM (#32444313)
> but we would never consider building a natural mountain to improve turbine efficiency

Maybe we could? Mining operations already produce huge volume of material from tailings and overburden. Not an outrageous idea to be more strategic in how and where that material is placed. Could create some artificial ranges with better wind properties.

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Re:A new method boosts wind farms’ energy output, without ne... by s1artibartfast on Friday August 12, 2022 @07:45PM (#32445308)
I mean I think it's outrageous but I would be willing to look at a cost benefit analysis proving me wrong
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