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from the saving-on-smaller-transmission-line-cables dept.
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: 3, Insightful) by realDonaldTrump on Saturday September 09 2017, @05:46AM (1 child)
So if we eliminate that one little part of Africa, no more hurricanes? Why can't we do that? 🇺🇸
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday September 11 2017, @01:26AM
You are talking about quite a large amount of irrigation to green up the Sahara desert...not sure where you could source that much fresh water, and that much top soil to start the plants and trees. It might be interesting to get quotes for that geo engineering job and compare to the damages caused by recent hurricanes.
From memory, it was supposedly green (tropical rain forest?) before the ancient Egyptians over-grazed or over-farmed.