Comments on: Windy times ahead http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/06/27/windy-times-ahead/ hopping along the corridors of power Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:08:20 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.3 By: bjchip http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/06/27/windy-times-ahead/#comment-1209 bjchip Mon, 27 Jun 2005 07:18:53 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/06/27/windy-times-ahead/#comment-1209 One thing, which greens have a long history of fighting, is the use of hydro for storage as well as for primary supply. I don't agree with this being interpreted as a "rule" for greens. If good use is to be made of wind, means of storing energy need to be constructed, and the grid needs to be strengthened to allow energy to flow from places where the wind IS blowing to places where it is needed and to allow individuals to sell power back to the utilities. Storage is essential in such scenarios. To level peak loads and to absorb excess when it is available, storage is essential if the best use is to be made of the wind we have. That doesn't mean that some places cannot be spared being drowned, only that the rule isn't "hydro bad" even though it IS renewable. respectfully BJ respectfully BJ One thing, which greens have a long history of fighting, is the use of hydro for storage as well as for primary supply.

I don’t agree with this being interpreted as a “rule” for greens. If good use is to be made of wind, means of storing energy need to be constructed, and the grid needs to be strengthened to allow energy to flow from places where the wind IS blowing to places where it is needed and to allow individuals to sell power back to the utilities.

Storage is essential in such scenarios. To level peak loads and to absorb excess when it is available, storage is essential if the best use is to be made of the wind we have.

That doesn’t mean that some places cannot be spared being drowned, only that the rule isn’t “hydro bad” even though it IS renewable.

respectfully
BJ

respectfully
BJ

]]> By: dbuckley http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/06/27/windy-times-ahead/#comment-1206 dbuckley Mon, 27 Jun 2005 05:40:20 +0000 http://blog.greens.org.nz/2005/06/27/windy-times-ahead/#comment-1206 I continue to get annoyed when I read again that wind power is limited in scope as its an interrupible source, and thus cannot exceed some magic percentage of the country's power generation What NZ needs is a better demand control model so that we can make use of interruptible power, for space heating, electric vehicles etc, all of which will be coming (or bwcoming more common) over the next few decades I continue to get annoyed when I read again that wind power is limited in scope as its an interrupible source, and thus cannot exceed some magic percentage of the country’s power generation

What NZ needs is a better demand control model so that we can make use of interruptible power, for space heating, electric vehicles etc, all of which will be coming (or bwcoming more common) over the next few decades

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