tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post7130920878064768430..comments2024-02-16T17:52:44.944-06:00Comments on The Nuclear Green Revolution: Water and windCharles Bartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-358289924860840362009-06-01T12:12:44.146-05:002009-06-01T12:12:44.146-05:00TMSG, much of the time you want to conserve water....TMSG, much of the time you want to conserve water. Hence under that condition windmills are useful. But there are limits of water conservation. Some water has to be flowing down river all of the time.Charles Bartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01125297013064527425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-68045080125970200482009-06-01T10:36:52.280-05:002009-06-01T10:36:52.280-05:00That's exactly when you would want to couple them....That's exactly when you would want to couple them. If you have an overabundance of water, then adding a wind component will just be a waste of money. If you have a lack of water, then a wind component will help conserve water behind the dam.TMSGnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7597656451205429515.post-68842953870976091892009-05-31T19:29:46.885-05:002009-05-31T19:29:46.885-05:00You forgot to mention that hydropower can be great...You forgot to mention that hydropower can be greatly effected by a drought, like we are suffering in California. <br /><br />This from the California Department of Water Resources.<br /><br /><i>As of May 1, 2009, statewide hydrologic conditions were as follows: precipitation, 80 percent of average to date; runoff, 60 percent of average to date; and reservoir storage, 80 percent of average for the date.</i><br /><br />It would be hard to pair hydro with wind when the water is in short supply.bobcatnoreply@blogger.com