Re:How the Biggest Plane Would Supersize Wind Energy
by myrmidon on Friday March 15, 2024 @11:47AM
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Assuming: 500tons of fuel for the transport of the 3 blades (comparison: AN225 with higher max payload weight guzzled ~15tons/hour).
You could have used that energy to produce 500000kg * 40MJ/kg * 40% = 8TJ.
The turbine would need ~40d to produce this (~25% capacity factor, 10MW nameplate power):
You could have used that energy to produce 500000kg * 40MJ/kg * 40% = 8TJ. The turbine would need ~40d to produce this (~25% capacity factor, 10MW nameplate power):
8TJ / (10[MW] * 25% * 3600[s/h] * 24[h/d])