How Does A Windfarm Work?
#4 Today we are considering just some general aspects of a windfarm and how they work. When I wrote this initially in early 2018, most utility scale turbines were on 80-meter towers. Some of the older smaller ones were on shorter towers and newer, larger turbines were being placed on taller towers. And the blades that were being installed were around 150 feet, give or take 20 or 30 feet. A 150-foot blade means the sweep of the rotor is 300 feet…that is a football field. Yes,