Wind farms are springing up everywhere. Hillsides and horizons now have whirling blades dotted all over the place. People are wondering about the effectiveness of this particular type of energy source. Will the contribution to the national grid's energy requirement be of enough significance to merit the cost and impact on the environment?
Iain and his colleagues in the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (IESIS) believe that an engineering dimension is badly needed to be introduced to the assessment of the adequacy of wind farms. He and Colin Gibson will be giving a talk on this subject at a conference on wind farms in Ayr on 11th November. The website listing the speakers is here. A rather good map showing one area of wind farms in Scotland is on this blog here.
Iain and his colleagues in the Institution of Engineers and Shipbuilders in Scotland (IESIS) believe that an engineering dimension is badly needed to be introduced to the assessment of the adequacy of wind farms. He and Colin Gibson will be giving a talk on this subject at a conference on wind farms in Ayr on 11th November. The website listing the speakers is here. A rather good map showing one area of wind farms in Scotland is on this blog here.
Meanwhile I have taken the liberty of using one of John's photos, taken a week ago, of wee Alastair on the rocks at Kinghorn (east coast of Scotland, across the Firth of Forth from Edinburgh). Presently there are no wind generators on the horizon; but this is what it might look like if there were!
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