This is the Enercon E-126, the first wind turbine with 6 MW rated power, rotor diameter: 126m (413ft), hub height: 135m(450ft). Two of these giant wind power units have been built for testing at an onshore location, Rysumer Nacken, near Emden, in the northwest of Germany. Here each WPU is expected to produce about 18 Mio kWh per year, enough for more than 4500 homes.
Who am I ?
Hi, I’m Erik Astrand and the man behind this site.
My story? I am about to be 50 and all my life I have been interested in technical things. Not sure if the special interest for the wind, and how to use the wind, started when I as a 5 year old boy and got my first sail dinghy.
Anyway, wind power and to build my own wind generator was a dream for several years. I studied many websites and also bought many courses before I finally built my own windmill. This site is about that journey and you will also find some more general articles about wind power.
Enjoy! and check out the about me page to read more.
@IndoPindaNL haha. About 1 Million dollars per Megawatt, give or take, if I remember right.
@IndoPindaNL:in your garden is no place for a monster like that.they look more big in real.
@Plexpara
I know. I am not stupid. It was a joke. This turbine is really a monster. I wander if they succeed placing these things offshore.
There is no global warming.
wind turbines look so small far away, i was quite surprised when i found out you can actually climb inside them
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@sophiepuce In Ontario hydro electric power provides only 26 percent of the province’s use. The reason the electrical rates are so high is because of all the overpaid executives rotting away at the rate payers expense. They actually bought a yacht, yes, you read that right, a yacht. Also, how is Denmark in a state of disaster? The U.N. happiness index rated them the happiest people in the world.
wow, how advanced r wind turbines getting, y not put on every new house and builing, solar panels on the roof, and a small windturbine, it can b paced in back yards on roof tops, and bigger buildings could all have green roofs or very lg solar panels on them…???
@lukeseti 80 litres of gear oil? Even if it were leaking out into the ground water, which it is not, what is 80 litres? Look at all the lubricating oil that the average crappy old car leaks out every year. Look at a diesel truck going up a hill, have you seen the black crap… And as for birds, ideally they would located in Lake Ontario, were they will be killing a few seagulls a year, seagulls. It not like they’re an endangered species. Think of how many birds cars kill a year.
@pierogieman5 What is this crap about the amount of noise they make. It’s laughable. There’s these things out there called…what is it…oh yeah, highways. And there’s these things that drive on them called….cars. Yeah. Oh, and they make a lot of noise and kill a lot of birds and no one is called for their removal. Oh, and cars kill groudhogs and badgers etc.. I’ve never heard of a windmill killing a chipmunk, unless it fell on one.
@drmodestoesq Dude, that’s what i just said. I think you replied to the wrong post
@pierogieman5 No Pierogieman5, its just a style of conversation I often get into with my friends. We’re both raising our voices and seeming to argue but what’s going on is on a screaming agreement. We both arguing with the person who isn’t there and getting excited because the person is too stoooopid to understand logic or the facts. That’s the source of the combative style. Sorry if came off as an irrational internet nut. I’m sure it wouldn’t be the first time you’ve encountered one.
@pierogieman5 Oops, you’re right, I recapitulated your point. But you have to admit my chipmunk point was at least funny.
@lukeseti no shit. The number of annual bird deaths in the US from turbines is about 10,000 times lower lower than that of house cats
@Tarnum1 It’s just too expensive NOW. That’s because we haven’t been developing the technology for very long compared to fossil fuels. Wind and solar are actually expected to be able compete with conventional sources as far as efficiency in the next decade. There are many new efficient designs for residential use availible soon that are quite efficient in low winds. Search for vortex windfunnel if u want to see 4 urself
@RandomConcepts not compared to off-shore oil. Ever been to Santa Barbara dumbass?
@MrEnergyCzar We’re trying to get some projects started here in West Michigan, but the problem is that the people with lakefront property are the ones with all the money, and the local governments, particularly Muskegon, don’t want do anything they don’t like.
@pierogieman5 No need to be a douchebag about it. Dumbass.
haha all replys
@Marictdude, you and all the others who claim turbines are benign, must have little respect for our remaining natural landscapes. They are worse than oil derricks in many ways because of their height, contrasty white color and distracting movement. See Wind-Watch & WindAction websites for many complaints from people who live near them. I’ve seen plenty of turbines and the prospect of thousands or millions more is depressing. Solar is low-profile and easier to place on existing structures.
Just because a person (like myself) is against covering the landscape with these things doesn’t make me anti-environmental. There is a major debate going on in environmental circles about whether these things are taking over too much land already (with many more planned). The debate over Cape Wind in MA was not some fluke. There are many serious arguments for controlling the spread of these landscape-wreckers. Man has already industrialized too much land.
I think they look nice
@RandomConcepts
Take into consideration the large amount of usable wind turbine land that exists in the midwest and other agricultural areas. You wont disturb anything when you place one in a field. There are also misconseptions about solar panels, not to say they shouldn’t be used over oil, but they are an ugly black and make the landscape look moldy and shine repusivly in my eyes. Solar panels also require alot of room and are not very efficiant.
power tansmission makes power losses . wind turbine/ power production should take place near point of use… in other words if NYC wants lights on they should plunk these things in the harbour. and i believe the largest wind turbine is owned by the queen of england..
“The Crown Estate of England knows which way the wind blows and has decided to acquire the prototype of the world’s biggest wind turbine, Clipper’s 7.5 megawatt MBE turbine, also known as the Britannia”
@userxo1 sorry forgot to include the date on the story .. Jun 11, 2008