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COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIONAL WIND TURBINES
LIMITATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL WIND TURBINES:
Range of speed - 5m/s to 15 m/s.
Noisy in operation
Unreliable – Depends on wind flow
Birds hit – Dangerous for birds
ADVANTAGES OF FLOATING WIND GENERATORS OVER CONVENTIONAL WIND TURBINES.
Higher Range of speed - 5m/s to 15 m/s.
No noise
Reliable winds
Bird friendly
Low cost
TWO MAJOR JET STREAMS IN BOTH EARTH HEMISPHERES
The Sub-Tropical Jet
Polar Front Jet
These jet stream winds offer an energy benefit between one and two orders of magnitude greater than equalrotor- area, ground mounted wind turbines operating in the lowest regions of the Earth’s boundary layer.
These winds are available in northern India, China, Japan, Africa, the Mediterranean, and elsewhere.
COMPARISON WITH CONVENTIONAL WIND TURBINES
LIMITATIONS OF CONVENTIONAL WIND TURBINES:
Range of speed - 5m/s to 15 m/s.
Noisy in operation
Unreliable – Depends on wind flow
Birds hit – Dangerous for birds
ADVANTAGES OF FLOATING WIND GENERATORS OVER CONVENTIONAL WIND TURBINES.
Higher Range of speed - 5m/s to 15 m/s.
No noise
Reliable winds
Bird friendly
Low cost
TWO MAJOR JET STREAMS IN BOTH EARTH HEMISPHERES
The Sub-Tropical Jet
Polar Front Jet
These jet stream winds offer an energy benefit between one and two orders of magnitude greater than equalrotor- area, ground mounted wind turbines operating in the lowest regions of the Earth’s boundary layer.
These winds are available in northern India, China, Japan, Africa, the Mediterranean, and elsewhere.
