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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Oct-24-10 11:07 PM Original message |
I know several people are interested in wind turbines running air compressors... |
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JDPriestly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 02:24 AM Response to Original message |
1. If someone could please explain this? |
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spinbaby (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:10 AM Response to Reply #1 |
2. What I think it is |
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Defectata (72 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:21 AM Response to Original message |
3. This is new? |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:38 AM Response to Reply #3 |
5. A local trim shop used to have a wind turbine that had a compressor rather than a generator |
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Ghost Dog (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 04:44 AM Response to Original message |
4. "Compressed air is stored in the same types of geologies that are used to store natural gas." |
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StandingInLeftField (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 08:14 AM Response to Original message |
6. And speaking of compressed air, it's also good to run inner-city cars! |
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madokie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:25 AM Response to Reply #6 |
7. Are you sure that isn't just a bunch of hype |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:40 AM Response to Reply #7 |
8. It has the advantage of low capital cost (you could buy one cheap) |
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StandingInLeftField (382 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 09:43 AM Response to Reply #7 |
9. I haven't seen anything in this country yet. |
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newfoxnose (2 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:25 AM Response to Original message |
10. quite intreresting |
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Javaman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:32 AM Response to Original message |
11. Is there a benefit to using compressed air over flywheels? nt |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 10:40 AM Response to Original message |
12. I wonder how you make a geologic feature "near isothermal" |
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Nihil (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:43 PM Response to Reply #12 |
13. Usual way ... |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 06:55 PM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Perhaps by learning to read? |
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phantom power (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Oct-25-10 11:37 PM Response to Reply #14 |
15. I suppose you could play games with heat pumps |
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kristopher (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Oct-26-10 01:15 AM Response to Reply #15 |
16. Prior to compression? |
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