Cambon Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 1 hour ago, finlo said: The round the island network 33KV appears to have a convenient branch off to the exact proposed location. It foes, but as I mentioned earlier, that is needed for the Solar link 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 54 minutes ago, cissolt said: Mua don't own the land at eary stane. Oh yes they do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Two-lane Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 A while ago I tried to find out why wind turbines are painted white. Like everything involved in this industry, there are many points of view - and all of them are considered to be the correct one. 1. White turbines are less visually intrusive and blend better with the environment 2. White turbines stand out like a sore thumb - this is necessary so that pilots can see them 3. White surfaces reflect the heat, which is necessary to keep them cool. There are no electronics in the column or the blades. The electronics and mechanical bits are only in the nacelle - which is on top of a big column sticking out into a chilly breeze. And there are no cooling fins on them, so they cannot be getting hot. 4. The most likely one I read is that they are white to express the purity of the energy they are generating. I sometimes wear a white T-shirt to express the purity of my thoughts - and they are cheap from Poundland. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 1 hour ago, Cambon said: It foes, but as I mentioned earlier, that is needed for the Solar link What? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Idleweiss Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 8 hours ago, Non-Believer said: Earystane looks like somebody has decided that their wet dreams must be forced through at any expense. A bit like electric trams on the Douglas prom. Agree they could probably have built it in a dump like Jurby where nobody would care but likely decided it was much better to destroy an area of natural beauty by pumping thousands of sq meters of concrete into it. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 1 hour ago, Two-lane said: A while ago I tried to find out why wind turbines are painted white. Like everything involved in this industry, there are many points of view - and all of them are considered to be the correct one. 1. White turbines are less visually intrusive and blend better with the environment 2. White turbines stand out like a sore thumb - this is necessary so that pilots can see them 3. White surfaces reflect the heat, which is necessary to keep them cool. There are no electronics in the column or the blades. The electronics and mechanical bits are only in the nacelle - which is on top of a big column sticking out into a chilly breeze. And there are no cooling fins on them, so they cannot be getting hot. 4. The most likely one I read is that they are white to express the purity of the energy they are generating. I sometimes wear a white T-shirt to express the purity of my thoughts - and they are cheap from Poundland. They are generally white to so stand out like a sore thumb. Virtue signaling. I noticed on TV at Glastonbury, they are painted different colours. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 57 minutes ago, Cambon said: They are generally white to so stand out like a sore thumb. Virtue signaling. I noticed on TV at Glastonbury, they are painted different colours. No. A simple Google reveals the answer. https://yourstory.com/2024/06/why-wind-turbines-painted-white-benefits-reasons Anyway I thought you were not against them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 34 minutes ago, Happier diner said: No. A simple Google reveals the answer. https://yourstory.com/2024/06/why-wind-turbines-painted-white-benefits-reasons Anyway I thought you were not against them. I’m not. That doesn’t mean I have to agree with the colour. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 Got to love the predictions for the uk election. Green party expected to get two seats! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happier diner Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 6 minutes ago, Cambon said: I’m not. That doesn’t mean I have to agree with the colour. So if they change them to green you would be ok with them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cambon Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 3 minutes ago, Happier diner said: So if they change them to green you would be ok with them? They can paint them the colours of the rainbow as far as I am concerned, if they put them in Jurby. For the price of five at earystane, they can put about nine at Jurby. Which do you think will produce more electricity ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheTeapot Posted July 4 Share Posted July 4 If they paint them a camouflage pattern no one will be able to see them and much objection would cease. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercenary Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 9 hours ago, Cambon said: They can paint them the colours of the rainbow as far as I am concerned, if they put them in Jurby. For the price of five at earystane, they can put about nine at Jurby. Which do you think will produce more electricity ? Well by your Vestas source, Earystane (was approx double the annual MWh based on the mean wind speeds) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTF Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 they're probably white to reduce heat expansion on sunny days Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gladys Posted July 5 Share Posted July 5 17 minutes ago, WTF said: they're probably white to reduce heat expansion on sunny days A bit like white vans? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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