Essential University Physics: Volume 1 (3rd Edition)
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Author: Richard Wolfson
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Chapter 15, Problem 67P
At a hearing on a proposed wind farm, a wind-energy advocate says an installation of 800 turbines, with blade diameter 95 m, could displace a 1-GW nuclear power plant. You’re asked if that’s really possible. How do you answer, given an average wind speed of 12 m/s and a turbine power output that averages 30% of the theoretical maximum?
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