Wind Turbines are HUGE!!!!

[MsSnipes666]

Great video, Thank you!

[IluvEdKemper]

They have these all over the U.S. Even in the middle of West Virginia.

[MrEricMBlack]

We have acres upon acres of those in a couple strips of the state known for constant wind. As far as the eye can see. During the day it's mesmerizing to watch them. At night all you see are hundreds of random red blinking clearance lights.

[MrRedRooster]

If you think this one is huge.... go check out the enercon E-126 with a total height of 650ft.

The one in the video is impressive none the less. I've been on the top of one of the same size once and it's kind of scary, espacially when it is windy ;) .

[SEThatered]

They build it so close to the houses in Japan!

For some reason in Germany they tend to build these turbines in an unpopulated areas.

I wouldn't mind such thing near my house, because it makes electricity cheaper!

[andrephx90]

I found some of those wind turbines arriving in a port a couple of weeks...incredibly HUGE!! :O

[bigxebo]

where I come from they build those huge things made for offshore environment. I will try and upload a vid, because they have a testing field where you can see the offshore windmills right next to the normal wind turbines... the difference is so amazing! Even those halls where they produce them are bigger than anything I know!

[jetskithomas]

the ones in Holland are BIGGER.... what you know,

[ActiveStorage]

i feel sorry for those who gonna live near by those things. will fuck up ur health really good

[Andjealous]

Before I left for college I remember my area had a bunch of these up in the hills. I never saw them up close but they must have been a few hundred feet high just because of how far off you could see them from. Even more amazing was how many there were; maybe twenty or thirty. I wonder how prevalent these wind turbines are because where I come from it is a very poor area but we still had them around. Although it may be due to our proximity to larger cities and the elevation of the towns around.

[AndreR241]

It's cool that other countries use them, too.

[Zibi21]

yeah there are lots of wind turbines near my home (9 on horizont... like they are 5-10km away from my home)... usually they are 100-150 or even 200m high... with 20-30m diameter in arms.... well they usually build them away from buildings duo the areodynamic disturbance comeing from the arm rotation (wind pushing arms)

[Chuloloc]

Awesome. Japan is impressive.

[socheet]

i never knew how big they where.... until one day i saw a big truck with a flat bed and one of the parts for it... and it was HUUUGGEEEE. This was in texas by the way.... we have the most wind turbines (in the world? or was it only us?)

[Dodgili]

taht'd be mere average in GER... sry mate

[toober529]

Japanese waste so much electricity running these giant fans to cool themselves. Shameful. ;)

[aizeemifridgerunnnin]

those turbine houses on top are bigger then my

apartment. some are bigger then a house.

[Julmuu]

wow. didn't know they could be so huge.. o.o

does japan use nuclear power? how do they most of their power?

[jetskithomas]

i make Windturbines, for a living, and i love my job verey much....... But to all don´t be scared... They are not gonna fall down..... I climp 80- 105 meter over the ground, and work inside them.. and i am not scared..... the turbines are there for only good things, and not bad thing.

[bigrobotics]

the power produced by wind turbine increases as blade length increases i.e bigger turbines produce more power so dont be surprised.

[lukeseti]

@bigrobotics The swept area is the main thing designers look for. Larger blades = larger swept area = more wattage generated.

[kawaiicupcakegirl]

i would be scared sh*tless if i was near one falling :///

[SaberTanker22]

WE have one at are college that was build last month at are community college in the states dwarf this one here .

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Really?

I would love to see it!!

Please post a video about it!

[milesderegalosofi]

woooooooooww

they are really hugee!! ive never seen 1 b4

[Danandria]

In Texas they are building the largest wind farm(s) in the nation. When I saw them moving these wind mills down the highway to far west Texas I couldn't believe it. One blade on those things is longer than a regular 18-wheeler, and a regular sized truck is around 50 ft. long. I really had no idea they were that big.

[FelixTheHouseFreak]

Man, these things are the only things that scare me more than electricity pylons. =/

[playgrrrr]

its just a normal wind turbine o_O

[EllyTheDreamer]

I don't know why, but every time I see something huge like this I imagine it breaking and crashing on people... xP

Anyway, looks cool, I've never been that close to wind turbines like you have. :)

[tiannazx3uploadzx3]

I have those in my city !!! I seen them being delivered on trucks they were massive ! there were so many cops driving beside them when they were being delivered too the site ! I hear they kill many birds. :O

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

I am very sorry :-D

Maybe you can learn something from one of the others.

[dgleason56]

i'm not holding hope. for that. a nice turn down maby... ??

[Evilhamster13]

Wow these are much bigger then the ones in Toronto!

[xXhayleyroxXx]

i have a fear of them :O

[InnovationDesign]

The ones we have in the ocean in Denmark are up to 320 meters. But I think the one you filmed is like the ones we have on the land.

[TheTwelfthDoctor]

the ones here in Holland are much smaller

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

What an awesome comment!

I am used to some folks always saying that everything is bigger or better in their country!!

5 stars for you!!

:-D

[gyqz]

@TheJapanChannelDcom That have been an awesome comment...but a wrong one...hahaha

[gyqz]

@TheTwelfthDoctor Ik weet niet waar jij je hebt verstopt, maar de moderne windmolens die hier staan zijn even groot! zoniet groter....

[TheTwelfthDoctor]

@gyqz was gewoon een geintje

duzzzzzz

[LogiForce86]

@TheTwelfthDoctor Which ones are you talking about? The old Windmills? Cause the ones in Groningen near the Eemshaven are about the same size. Could be a bit bigger maybe, but I doubt it. Not smaller, I know that.

Problem is, I never had the chance to use a tape-measure on it. None of them are long enough. :-(

[TheTwelfthDoctor]

@LogiForce86

Yeah i was talking about the ye oldie ones.

[jpm1316]

the ones here in the USA are much bigger.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

of course!

everyone knows that everything in the USA is the biggest and best!

[Zamboro]

Except for our robot industry.

But soon....

[Afro3200]

yah... right bigger crime rate... xD

[beginmaster]

+10000 for that comment!

[jpm1316]

i know, USA wind turbines are like twice the size, at least

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

twice that size??????

amazing !!!!!!!!!!

please post a video response here!!

I would really like to see one twice the size of this!!

[raby760]

My good friend was in the Navy with me, and now he's working on these wind turbines. He goes to the top of them everyday and has to do maintenance all of the time. He said that you can feel the turbine swaying slightly when the wind blows.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Man!!

That would be wild!!!!!!!!

[FerreiraBlitz]

Well burning fuel isn't the only option when there is no wind... The excess in energy production on the windy days can be saved for later use for example.

And you can have other ecological energies complementing the job, like solar power, hidric power (Dams produce a lot), ...

[WarOnWind]

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[WarOnWind]

Ｉ　ｄｏｎｔ　ｔｈｉｎｋ　ｉｔ　ｐｏｓｔｅｄ．．． So i will ask again. How are you going to store it? Giant batteries the size of Alaska?

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Good points!

Can you see the solar and wind powered street light I posted as a video response?

Not connected to the grid at all!!

[WarOnWind]

they use batteries to store power. Solar is great for small scale use, like calculators.

[FerreiraBlitz]

i never thought producing electricity could generate such a discussion on youtube!

In my region (northern Portugal) they've built the biggest eolic park in Europe with 120 Enercon (german company) generators that should produce 530 gigawatt / hour (according to the newspapers).

I can't comment on technical aspects but one thing is true: it moves a lot of money. The city hall receives a lot for the terrain usage and people who got work on the maintenance get well paid too.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Yes!

A little corner of intelligent discussion here on youtube!!

And so far everyone is politely exchanging quite intellectual opinions!

Who said youtube was all tits and videos games??!!!!

[MrsOverourheads]

Cool, interesting video. I never knew they were that giant. Wasn't very loud. Nice chemical cloud at 41.

[Star3Wars3]

Wind power is a bad idea. It doesn't provide power to the grid, it takes 2-3 days to start a generator at a coal-fire generator. Wind power fluctuates, making it useless with our current grids. Only good for private use.

[Losferwords]

Do you have any electrical theoretical knowledge? Do you know how Alternating Current and alternators actually work? In fact, wind turbines are quite the opposite of what you state- they are almost perfect for large scale use.

[WarOnWind]

No they are not. What happens when it does not produce power? Simple. Blackout. That is why they need backup. Wind farms simply put conventional power plants on standby. In standby, they just burn fuel... Waiting... Not generating power...

[Losferwords]

With the username 'WarOnWind' I guarantee you have a biased, misplaced sense of what wind power is capable of. They are extremely efficient pieces of technology in the right areas- areas are scouted out prior to installation of the turbines for optimum efficiency. Electrical voltage on the national grid is transformed into the quantities that it is needed and there is always electrical energy surplus to demand. No country anywhere in the world is planning 100% energy dependence on wind power.

[WarOnWind]

I don't have a bias. I have no need for one. Why would I? I don't own a power plant. I wish wind would work. But it won't. It wont let me post what I was going too, so ill just send it to you.

[Losferwords]

Every large scale industrial power generation plant / device takes advantage of 'Alternating Current' as it is the most efficient way to distribute electrical voltage across the national grid. 'Direct Current', created the 'chemical effect' and the like, such as a battery, doesn't take advantage of this effect. In addition, AC current can/ is transformed into much higher voltages to make it a more efficient means of producing electricity. Whoever is feeding you these baseless 'facts' is wrong.

[WarOnWind]

They require a lot of land. Where are you going to get all the land? Have you seen the wind farms in Pennsylvania? They clear cut forest land to build them. Go to Yahoo! Maps and put "water company rd, Meyersdale, PA, 15552" in driving directions and enter that. It will take you to a windfarm.

[WarOnWind]

AC is fine. I meant it doesn't always generate power. When the wind doesn't blow, what happens? Simple. Another power plant comes online. Wind just puts power plants on standby until the wind stops blowing. When a power plant is on standby, it just burns fuel waiting for the wind to stop.

[Losferwords]

I admire your obduracy but you're ignoring / not aware of the facts. There are always back up systems within the national grid system regulated to extreme precision to cope with energy demand and to always operate at efficient levels. How do you think the system works at the moment? As for requiring land, they can and are built offshore. Without coming across as condescending, I'll stick to my qualified opinion. I've spent enough time studying this at college to know that I am right.

[WarOnWind]

What sources do you have? How can wind offset any carbon emissions? Wind requires 100% backup encase the the wind stops blowing. You can not just suddenly turn on a coal power plant with the click of a switch. Wind doesn't work. I have sources. Show me sources. That is why they run on standby, still burning there fuel. And honestly, aliens? Do you think aliens are living amongst us? Wow.

[Losferwords]

I think the fcats are there for you to see- I've discussed this at length with you and perhaps you should be a little more open minded. Your back is against the wall and your arguement has fallen to pieces so you've tried to make this some sort of personal vendetta. As for 'aliens'- your opinions are 'from another world', IMO! If you must know, I don't think they are living among us but I have an interest in undisclosed pieces of aeroneutical equpiment and the hype that these sightings generate.

[WarOnWind]

Right, sure i am. I don't have anything to support my claims, do I? Nothing. Nothing at all. You still haven't answered this: what happens when the wind stops? The backup coal power plant just starts generating power. It still burns the same amount of fuel. It can't suddenly turn on when the power plant is needed.

[Losferwords]

In response to your 'wind stop' question, I'll again repeat: the areas where wind turbines are sited are researched extensively beforehand to GUARANTEE the most efficient locations are used. In short, areas with little or no wind will never see wind turbines. The areas where wind is abundant, like the North Sea off the UK coast, are very safe bets for projected electricity generation via wind. If somehow the wind one day 'stops' then we will die out due to it's knock on effect on the ecosphere!

[WarOnWind]

You know exactly what I mean. The wind doesn't always blow nearly 10 miles an hour. You need fast enough wind for the turbines. You have no answer for it.

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[Bboyphobia]

It's huge everywhere not only japan ( just saying )

If you were to open up the turbine it the holes inside of it will look like a tunnel big enough for a 7 feet tall man. so yea.. it's big.

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Thanks, but I suspect they are much bigger in America!

[Bboyphobia]

cool video btw haha

[hayesism]

You're talking about wind turbines, right?

[TheJapanChannelDcom]

Americans tell us that everything is much bigger in America :-)

[VerticalhorizonXL]

Actually I went to the Federal Republic of Germany in 2005, and Wind mills are way bigger of there then USA! Plus, Japan is better then the USA, always. I didn't even see large windmills in the USA, but hey, I'm going to Germany again this summer (July 6-August6). So I am going to see them again in just a week. I like looking at safe environmental power plants for some reason.

[WarOnWind]

Actually, Europe has the largest ones. A lot of them in America are less than 3 MW turbines.

[TheWindMillMan]

and that is silent there must have not been much wind that day when these things get going they do sound like very large machines and not for built up areas in my opinion great video

[VerticalhorizonXL]

Whoa!