fatamSC2 t1_j2ouob4 wrote on January 2, 2023 at 10:38 PM

Reply to comment by viper12a1a in Anticipating and defusing the role of conspiracy beliefs in shaping opposition to wind farms by Creative_soja

Basically. I have nothing against windmills per se, if people wanna build tons of em have at it. But they definitely are very inefficient, even their biggest supporters have to concede that. Even though solar is still very much a work in progress it's much, much better than wind.

notpaultx t1_j2p4ola wrote on January 2, 2023 at 11:45 PM

I can concede that windmills are very inefficient relative to a nuclear power plant. But relative to a solar farm? There isnt a comparison there. Windmills are able to capture roughly 60% of the energy passing through them while solar panels at best convert 20 - 30% of the energy received. There are individual wind turbines that are generating up to 14 MW. Here's a neat link comparing renewable energy efficiencies you might enjoy.

https://www.borntoengineer.com/efficient-form-renewable-energy