Why don't they paint wind generators sky blue?

mart

Rocker said:

TimmyO said:

I think they are beautiful. Honestly.

You ought to try living in the shadow of one..........

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/07/article-2199284-14DED005000005DC-314_634x420.jpg

http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/25/04/3250473_c6dc888b.jpg

I know which I'd rather live in the shadow of.

stickyfiddle

@mart Exactly! 

 I have no idea why people complain so much when the alternative is a fossil fuel or nuclear power station. 

Gassage

I would have thought the aviation industry would be the reason why they're not blue.

Ravenous

Coloured paints are going to fade after a few years in the sun, so I guess white doesn't decay noticeably and doesn't need cosmetic repainting so often.

(Years ago I read a recommendation that light aircraft should be painted white, if made of fibreglass/carbon - to reduce heating on structural parts. But I assume these big turbines are aluminium or something, not plastic?)

equalsql

We call em Birdy Choppers where I come from

Sporky

I think they should paint them like hypno-discs.

thomasross20

TimmyO said:

I think they are beautiful. Honestly.

Also, the sky is seldom blue in this country. 

I agree - they look great!

Fretwired

There are turbines that generate wind ... I never knew that .. I think they should go the whole hog and have flashing neon signs and sponsored messages at the top.

nick_s

I worked in the shadow of one, and watched it be put up (Ness Point, Lowestoft).  It was fascinating to see, and I admired the engineering and design (and still do).

I'd happily live near one, be it grey, blue, white etc

snakemanStoo

Rocker said:

TimmyO said:

I think they are beautiful. Honestly.

You ought to try living in the shadow of one..........

We live near quite a lot of them

Lovely looking things.

Rocker

The ones in the sea are fine. Erect them as far away from land as possible. As someone who lives in the midlands of Ireland, far away from heavy industry, I do sympathise with those who live close to industrial plant. Wind turbines are not a lotta use on a frosty winter morning either. Like a car that has run out of petrol. You can always sell a car though....

RandallFlagg

mart said:

Rocker said:

TimmyO said:

I think they are beautiful. Honestly.

You ought to try living in the shadow of one..........

http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2012/09/07/article-2199284-14DED005000005DC-314_634x420.jpg

http://s0.geograph.org.uk/geophotos/03/25/04/3250473_c6dc888b.jpg

I know which I'd rather live in the shadow of.

That looks like Drax Power which can generate around 4,000 megawatts. You need 1440 onshore wind turbines to match it's output, 

Would you fancy living in amongst 1440 wind turbines?

mart

RandallFlagg said:
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That looks like Drax Power which can generate around 4,000 megawatts. You need 1440 onshore wind turbines to match it's output, 

Would you fancy living in amongst 1440 wind turbines?

Or living in the middle of Drax? Yes, it's a no brainer.

Sporky

Rocker said:

Wind turbines are not a lotta use on a frosty winter morning either.

You do know they're powered by wind, not temperature, right?

RandallFlagg

mart said:

RandallFlagg said:
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That looks like Drax Power which can generate around 4,000 megawatts. You need 1440 onshore wind turbines to match it's output, 

Would you fancy living in amongst 1440 wind turbines?

Or living in the middle of Drax? Yes, it's a no brainer.

From the main street in Drax village you don't see the plant too much. 

ToneControl

I prefer nuclear power stations

Sporky

I prefer zero-point energy.

mart

RandallFlagg said:
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From the main street in Drax village you don't see the plant too much. 

And the air is clean as anything ... 

For me it's a simple choice between horrendous pollution, with huge unpredictable consequences for our climate, or something that some people think looks ugly.

Or the nuclear option with its enviable safety record and touching optimism that we'll get the waste problem sorted soon, even though we've made no progress on it in fifty years.

ToneControl

mart said:

RandallFlagg said:
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From the main street in Drax village you don't see the plant too much. 

And the air is clean as anything ... 

For me it's a simple choice between horrendous pollution, with huge unpredictable consequences for our climate, or something that some people think looks ugly.

Or the nuclear option with its enviable safety record and touching optimism that we'll get the waste problem sorted soon, even though we've made no progress on it in fifty years.

That makes me think that I've not seen  nuclear waste compared  more literally than usual with  fossil-fuel waste:
The waste product of fossil fuel power  floats out into the world, as we all know, as Co2, etc. At least nuclear waste   stays where you  put it if you do the job properly

And as you allude to, infinitely fewer  have died in  the cause of supplying nuclear power. That's usually overlooked

richardhomer

It seems to me that there is a price to pay for pretty much all renewable energy.

My next door neighbour has a vast array of solar panels on the roof of his Edwardian semi. They look bloody awful but no doubt marginally reduce his energy costs and establish his green credentials among his insufferable friends....