All I can say for sure is, my boinc crunchers are most definitely contributing to global warming.

>:oP

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All I can say for sure is, my boinc crunchers are most definitely contributing to global warming.

>:oP

As are you for breathing, others for driving their cars and SUV's, people who are smoking, as are the controlled oil burns in the Gulf, as is the volcano in Iceland. A lot of things contribute to global warming.

BOINC crunchers have to be one of the most negligible contributions. And remember not everyone is being powered by dirty coal and oil plants. My energy comes from a giant wind project 40km south of me. And soon it will come from my backyard when I get my 1kW turbine running.

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- Luke.

All I can say for sure is, my boinc crunchers are most definitely contributing to global warming.

>:oP

As are you for breathing, others for driving their cars and SUV's, people who are smoking, as are the controlled oil burns in the Gulf, as is the volcano in Iceland. A lot of things contribute to global warming.

BOINC crunchers have to be one of the most negligible contributions. And remember not everyone is being powered by dirty coal and oil plants. My energy comes from a giant wind project 40km south of me. And soon it will come from my backyard when I get my 1kW turbine running.

Actual power produced is roughly 1/3 of installed capacity. That is what power companies who build wind farms plan for. So for a 1 kW turbine you should expect no more than 0.333kW-Hr average. That is minimal for a computer and don't expect to run a monitor.

But the good news is there is nothing we can do as it was all irreversible ten years ago. So stop worrying and enjoy life.

How many people realize I am among the most disappointed as I bought the palm tree franchise for Washington DC back in the mid-70s. I am almost ready to drop my annual renewal option.

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All I can say for sure is, my boinc crunchers are most definitely contributing to global warming.

>:oP

As are you for breathing, others for driving their cars and SUV's, people who are smoking, as are the controlled oil burns in the Gulf, as is the volcano in Iceland. A lot of things contribute to global warming.

BOINC crunchers have to be one of the most negligible contributions. And remember not everyone is being powered by dirty coal and oil plants. My energy comes from a giant wind project 40km south of me. And soon it will come from my backyard when I get my 1kW turbine running.

Actual power produced is roughly 1/3 of installed capacity. That is what power companies who build wind farms plan for. So for a 1 kW turbine you should expect no more than 0.333kW-Hr average. That is minimal for a computer and don't expect to run a monitor.

But the good news is there is nothing we can do as it was all irreversible ten years ago. So stop worrying and enjoy life.

How many people realize I am among the most disappointed as I bought the palm tree franchise for Washington DC back in the mid-70s. I am almost ready to drop my annual renewal option.

Once again you fail to recognise the New Zealand is not the United States. Weather is different here. My turbine will be hoisted 10-20m above the ground on the hill I am situated on with a 360 degree view clear of all obstructions, in the windiest city it the world. Geddit?

All excess energy will be diverted through to a large battery bank. It will be wired so I can simply flick a switch and it goes back to the grid. Also it doesn't take 333 watts to run a monitor.

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- Luke.

All I can say for sure is, my boinc crunchers are most definitely contributing to global warming.

>:oP

As are you for breathing, others for driving their cars and SUV's, people who are smoking, as are the controlled oil burns in the Gulf, as is the volcano in Iceland. A lot of things contribute to global warming.

BOINC crunchers have to be one of the most negligible contributions. And remember not everyone is being powered by dirty coal and oil plants. My energy comes from a giant wind project 40km south of me. And soon it will come from my backyard when I get my 1kW turbine running.

Actual power produced is roughly 1/3 of installed capacity. That is what power companies who build wind farms plan for. So for a 1 kW turbine you should expect no more than 0.333kW-Hr average. That is minimal for a computer and don't expect to run a monitor.

But the good news is there is nothing we can do as it was all irreversible ten years ago. So stop worrying and enjoy life.

How many people realize I am among the most disappointed as I bought the palm tree franchise for Washington DC back in the mid-70s. I am almost ready to drop my annual renewal option.

Once again you fail to recognise the New Zealand is not the United States. Weather is different here. My turbine will be hoisted 10-20m above the ground on the hill I am situated on with a 360 degree view clear of all obstructions, in the windiest city it the world. Geddit?

All excess energy will be diverted through to a large battery bank. It will be wired so I can simply flick a switch and it goes back to the grid. Also it doesn't take 333 watts to run a monitor.

Real simple thing here. You appear to have some technical skills. Keep records. I assume your stated capacity is for X mph or kph wind. Therefore it will feather so that is the max. You merely need to track the wind velocities below that max and keep in mind the power produced is proportional to the square of the wind velocity.

If that is too hard then all you do is run a line from your turbine/battery system ONLY to your computer and see how it works out for you. That means no other source of power and no other drain on the power. Please do not talk about inefficiencies in the system as they will always be with you.

You can also google your local commercial windfarms and see what they do produce as compared to the advertized capacity.

I should not have to break it to you that if your turbine turns too fast it will burn out therefore it is feathered or some such so that it produced no more than the max. There will always be times with a wind velocity lower than the max and that has to result in less than max power production. The only question of interest is always only the long term average.

Please do not hesitate to post the real results.

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No menteixen, exageren, perquè facin alguna cosa pels governs dels països, i tot i així no s'aconsegueix molt. També crec que la Terra Tini cicles i encara influïda per Hobro i la tecnologia, té els seus propis recursos. En cas contrari, els científics no tenen una base de dades molt antics el que ha d'haver un marge d'error. Les algues i la terra desglaç ... així fan el que poden amb el que tens i més ... si no es posa l'alarma seria pitjor. A partir del 2012 que no es preocupi ja d'això ... Ha, ha, ha!

I'm going for a home made wind turbine... Blades 1.5m long and will be power planed. It will be wired using a 3 phase star configuration, with 12 NdFeB magnets (1x1x2 in). It feathers in approximately 28mph winds, at which it has a 1kW output. I'm copying a design from otherpower.com...

Yes, I knowwhat is inefficient and was isn't.

Sent from my iPhone, just to remind you it took forever to type. :\

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- Luke.

I'm going for a home made wind turbine... Blades 1.5m long and will be power planed. It will be wired using a 3 phase star configuration, with 12 NdFeB magnets (1x1x2 in). It feathers in approximately 28mph winds, at which it has a 1kW output. I'm copying a design from otherpower.com...

Yes, I knowwhat is inefficient and was isn't.

I think I've seen that but not the drawing details. The wonder magnets folks, right? In the best case the magnets clear the coils by only one molecule. All deviations from that are less efficient. The point here being differences in clearances for each magnet need to be minimized. And of course it has to be a rigid mount as there is a kilowatt of mechanical stress on all the parts all the time when at maximum power. All vibration is lost energy.

Sent from my iPhone, just to remind you it took forever to type. :\

So why aren't iPhones finger powered? Think of all that work that could be converted to electricity.

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Haaretz
Jerusalem Post
The origin of the Yahweh Cult