Iowa Wind Power

[hatebunny]

who would dislike this? wtf

[greenman3610]

@hatebunny

republicans

[TheJimmax]

to all the people who think global warming is a fraud if that is the case do you also think oil and gas will last forever? this is sustainable cleen energy 10/10 in my book

[HomeWindGenerator]

Little Known Fact: 7% of all electricity generated is lost in transmission across the grid. Wind power and solar energy is best created at point of use.

Our leaders are exploiting out tax dollars to make wind power upgrades for profitable utilities. Then, 7% is wasted across the grid. Now, they want to waste more money upgrading the wasteful grid. Harvest your own wind and sun. You don't need a power company to sell you your own wind and sun. You don't really need a power company anymore.

[Snackay]

Thanks for the BS, Vevo.

[SmallWindTurbines]

That's great. I love this story because it shows how successful that wind/solar will be in the future. Have a look at my small wind turbine video from the Wind Storm, wicked...

[kifimydog]

how now brown cow

[rfry]

the design of that 3 fin wind turbine seems like its not taking full advantage of the wind , where as other designs would

[nwekuy]

well, because of the fairly high speed of the blades, relative to windspeed (speed of tips here idk 4-6 times windspeed i guess) all air travelling through the rotor will pass a blade atleast within say 0.2 bladelength, or 10% the rotordiameter,

if my brain serves me right ;p which aerodynamically is quite close.

the 3 blade design is a nice tradeoff between material cost, smoothness of power, noisyness, effectiveness, durability, operating envelope, etc.

[Xg3niu5]

am I the only one who is good at surfing the web?

[mvlty]

Wow! I would love to go to that school! Just think, it even adds to the learning experience. They can just walk outside for a field trip to learn about wind energy! Wind energy is not about global warming. It's about using something that can never go away...There shall never be a day when wind is used up. Besides, you aren't going to put a wind farm in a place where there's no wind. You're always going to use it where it can work best - in places where the wind is almost always blowing.

[12thDecember]

I think these wind turbines look like abstract art on the landscape. They fascinate me :)

[HoosierHokie]

Why do anti-global warming people seem so angry about alternative energy sources? Is anyone really saying that windmills are being designed to provide 100% of our energy needs? No. How is providing alternative energy sources ruining our country?

And please don't tell me that you believe that windmills create more pollution than burning fossil fuels. I'm sure I must have misread that.

[futuremodal]

People who don't work in the utility business have no understanding of how the grid works. Generation has to almost exactly match demand 24/7/365. If demand exceeds generation, you have blackouts. If generation exceeds demand, you have overload which usually leads to blackouts. That means sources of generation must be close to 100% controllable by man. Wind is 0% controllable by man, therefore it needs conventional backup 24/7/365 which then increases pollution.

Comprende?

[konroduz]

@futuremodal : The pitch on the blades of many of these wind turbines can be adjusted, which can be used to vary the generator speed, and hence the electrical output. If you have dozens of turbines in a wind farm it is technically feasible to connect or disconnect individual turbines in order to regulate the total power output of the wind farm. Put these together and you have a wind generating system with a good deal of human controlled adjustability. Viva la energy independence!!!!!

[futuremodal]

Electricity needs to be available AND CONTROLABLE 24/7/365. Because of that irrefutable fact, wind power is completely worthless by itself. The dirty little secret is that all wind power has to be backed up by conventional power, usually natural gas. Wind power is a waste of capital, and because of the need for perpetual backup, actually adds to pollution. This is just another example of why the global warming hoax is ruining our country.

[kdc43]

I now realize where all this wind is coming from. It's these Giant Fans going up everywhere!! I bet it's these commie-alqada terrorists! They turn these fans on "High" and blow up some wind storms, tornados and hurricanes. Now that America has a muslim "green" president....he gonna blow the USA clean off the Earth!!!!

[marcos20alves]

r u in drugs man?

[lookitsmac]

you, are an idiot

[numberonesurvivor75]

Wind power can be a good deal. Where I live, the power company has to buy back the power that you generate from wind turbines.

[Jerm993]

Bravo Bravo ^^

[Abashi76]

More renewable energy the better. I think they should look into water, it is pretty important.

[G0neguy]

hell ya guy under me

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

They wanted to cash in on what Iowa had a lot of. There was no way to really harness boredom so they went with wind.

[ETV101]

SLIPKNOT Hometown lol nice

[crazykong2]

TYPE THIS ON YOUTUBE:''Al Gore sued by over 30.000 Scientists for fraud / John Coleman'' DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT GLOBAL WARMING!

[JuciestPineapple]

Imagine having a seat on one of the tips of the windmills! Yay!

[xammy0]

it looks like you need to do some research into how much energy it takes to mine and refine the uranium needed to create a nuclear reactor not to mention the chances of a Chernobyl again

[argosime]

while,wind power is nice the amount of energy required to make the turbine and the small amount it produces is almost neglibible compared to the potentials of nuclear power OPEN YUCCA MAOUNTAIN and give us a place to store the fuel

[egyptianlily]

SWEET! pause at :22 and look at the clouds above the school, there is a rainbow, caused by ice crystals i believe:)

[chibikawaiichris]

Just to think if every small school (350 kids or less) converted to wind power just think how much foreign oil we would save!

[itsagonzothing]

schools arent powered by oil....

[Sladge126]

natgeo tv is great, but this backround music annoys me so much sry, the clips are nice, but this music...^^

[d0861]

Iowa < Nebraska

[FroobLoops]

???

[cmndrkool321]

here in michigan theres a college (Muskegon community college) that has a wind generator half the size of that one! i wish there was more green energy in michigan, i mean seriously, were surrounded by water. we should make hydroelectric power!

[Kahnweiler]

Solar energy is the future - not wind.

[leojsivad]

Correction...

Solar, wind, wave, and biofuels are the future.

[yomama081]

no, nuclear is the future

[floridagrandpa]

I work in the power industry; One of my coworkers retired and went to work with a wind power producer. He says that by using compress air it is possible to store energy for peak periods and when the wind is not blowing. Our future energy needs will be meet from a variety of sources including wind power;

[scwallac]

$120k / year, huh? That's great.

And how much did it cost to install this turbine? How much money is spent on maintenance? How much will it cost to replace the batteries when they reach the end of their useful life? How about when the bearings wear out?

100:1 odds says that someone else is paying all of these costs, and the school is oblivious to the installation and ongoing maintenance costs....they think this is all just "free money".

[Zackerybob]

"the school is obvlivious..." you're kidding right? They are not gonna invest in wind power and not know the downside.

[scwallac]

Can you tell me which part of the video states that the school district spent any of their own money on this? I guarantee you this was some sort of gov't grant or corporate donation.

[Zackerybob]

i don't know about that but you miss the big picture here: this is the future of energy, whether you like it or not. Oil is running out and we need to find renewable ways of energy and all you complain and think about is how much it cost to install these things??

[runescapeppl41]

this is a great idea or many things tht need power, but not everything and everyschool has as much wind near it

[LongLivetheElf]

i fucking hate wind

[alterlovejulie]

why?..wind is great :D

[tiuric77]

Definitely better not to polute, cause breathing poison causes sickness.

[amknowtoallisee]

Hopefully another step to redemption

[kissmyshoe321]

"teacher can I watch TV" "No! we need to save our wind"

[lennybaseball]

so janis was right. the answer is blowing in the wind.

[beeohhski]

what makes you think that not mocking whats your thoughts on it

[krispenev]

I heard people complain about the noise.....if you are one of those people, listen closely - " STOP BEING SO PATHETIC AND OPEN YOUR EYES TO THE WORLD "

[Victory1981]

This will help us get our own energy independence and we won't have to rely on mostly foreign sources of oil. We still make our some of our own oil bit we import most of our oil needs . Wind, solar, biofuels, electric cars, etc. Wave of the future.

[davidinfo13]

i've heard alot of people complaining about wind turbines...they apparently make alot of noise and cast large shadows, etc.

[lytrigian]

NIMBY whiners are to be ignored.

[WinterHaven]

Like Holland :-) makes sense

[BinkieMcFartnuggets]

"120,000 dollars doesn't sound like a lot til you put it in human terms"? That sounds pretty good even in wind turbine terms.

[08cqc08]

cool

[DancingHorses26]

This is awesome. I can't wait until alternative energy sources become mainstream. More freedom for everyone!

[133799fisher1996]

kid who cares if your first..

[n8isthecoolest]

seriously i saw you say first on the last three videos I watched...it doesnt matter

[jorge10928]

you are the dumbest canadian fuck on the face of the earth

[jacci08]

Whats the huge deal with beeng the 1st comenting?

[Elainerocks12]

wht is tht going to do? ur not cool cus ur first commenting

[brovolll]

be first "guy" to SMD