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Old 23-03-2014, 15:07   #64
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Re: Ossy Moor wind farm

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Originally Posted by Neil View Post
They use wind as fuel which costs nothing which is why I asked what you meant by efficiency.
If they only manage to convert 10% of the wind that passes them to electricity does it matter?
Of course it matters, if they're only converting 10% (that's as & when they're functioning/turned on) they aren't being efficient enough to offset their cost. That being the initial production & purchase, assembly, subsidies, maintenance & as such are costing more to run that what they generate in return, ergo inefficient & most certainly not cost effective.
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