* Posts by Charlie D

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Wind power: Even worse than you thought

Charlie D
FAIL

Irresponsible writing

Somebody sent a politician to do an engineer's job (writing this article, that is). Any engineer knows that you do not design things to perform at 100% capacity 100% of the time - it will break when it is forced over the line. If on average it is running at 20% capacity, that means a competent engineer ran the calculations and decided that 80% was an appropriate factor of safety. This author is simply out of his league. Unless, of course, the original plan was to strike up irrational fear against the entire windpower industry. Who would do such a thing? Oh, right. The fossil-fuel-power industry. I forgot. Stupid of me.