Sun 24 Aug 2008
Turbines
Posted by Ellen under On Ellens Mind
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I am crazy about wind turbines and wind turbine farms … and we passed 2 such farms in northern, central Iowa today. We got off the highway and starting taking back roads following the turbines … just to see how far they would go.
We found at least 2 miles of them and a maintenance shop full of blades, towers, and wires. A large turbine is about 235 feet high and has 3 blades about 85 feet long. When spinning, the outer tips turn at about 130 mph.
We are determined that our future home will have turbines, or a water wheel, or something that will create our power. Fascintating!
