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Danish company Vestas Wind Systems is one of the biggest makers of wind turbines in the world, recently surpassing GE's market share in the US. But as the wind industry becomes more competitive, Vestas appears to be looking for ways to solidify its lead by offering something different. Now, the company says it's looking into building wind turbines with battery storage onsite.
According to a Bloomberg report, Vestas is working on 10 projects that will add storage to wind installations, and Tesla is collaborating on at least one of those projects. Vestas says the cooperation between the two companies isn't a formal partnership, and Tesla hasn't commented on the nature of its work with Vestas. But the efforts to combine wind turbines with battery storage offer a glimpse into how the wind industry might change in the future.
Because the wind doesn't blow all the time.
(Score: 4, Funny) by realDonaldTrump on Friday September 08 2017, @04:16PM (3 children)
Does it work with hurricanes? Because we're getting a lot, a lot of hurricanes. I loved what we did with Harvey. Really nice, a wonderful thing. It’s been a wonderful thing, I think, even for the country to watch it and for the world to watch. It’s been beautiful, a beautiful sight. Great TV! And now #Irma is coming. She's a solid 4. Like Nicolette Sheridan. She was a 6, she wasn’t a 10. It has been extraordinary. She went from a 6 to a solid 4. Which is still amazing, believe me. It doesn't sound like much, but a 4 is amazing for a hurricane. I view that a hurricane is very hard to be a 10. #TrumpTV 🇺🇸
(Score: 2) by turgid on Friday September 08 2017, @08:39PM (2 children)
But it's pinko-commie wind power and it puts coal miners and frackers out of a job. Think of the share price!
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 4, Insightful) by realDonaldTrump on Friday September 08 2017, @09:33PM (1 child)
You look at Japan, they shut down their coal mining. And their economy stopped growing. You've seen Skyfall? They filmed it on Hashima Island, which was a coal mine. They stopped mining the coal, it went to ruins. Went to ruin as fast as Mika Brzezinski's face. Terrific ruins, that's not what I want for America. We're going to grab, grab, grab the money. So our economy will grow, grow, grow. For which we'll need lots of energy. I'm into all kinds of energy. Believe me, all kinds. When there's a hurricane, that's a terrific time to grab some wind energy. Because birds, if they have any sense, won't be flying. And people, if they have any sense, won't be looking out their windows. They'll board up the windows and get out of there. Which is what everyone in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina should do. Get out of there ASAP, because #Irma is coming and she's a bitch. And hurricanes bring a lot, a lot of rain. So we get the hydro power. Then it blows over, the sun is shining, we get solar. And we can turn our nuclear back on. In Florida they had to turn off their nuclear, because of the hurricane. But our beautiful, beautiful coal can run all the time. So can our oil and gas. And if we could get the energy from earthquakes, that would be tremendous. 🇺🇸
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday September 10 2017, @02:06AM
A grandiose scheme so Mexico can pay, in a way, for your other grandiose schemes?