Comments on: Minnesota wind turbines won’t work in cold weather

By: The Denier Deniers | The Rio Norte Line

The Denier Deniers | The Rio Norte Line — Tue, 14 Jun 2011 12:56:27 +0000

[...] …or it is too cold for them to work. Minnesota invested itself in alternative energy sources years ago, and so the revelation that the state spent $3.3 million on eleven wind turbines hardly qualifies as news. However, the fact that they don’t work in cold weather does. KSTP reports that none of the wind turbines work, prompting the Twin Cities ABC affiliate to dub them “no-spin zones.” [...]

By: We Spent Billions on Wind Power… and All I Got Was a Rolling Blackout | Watts Up With That?

Thu, 03 Feb 2011 04:20:40 +0000

[...] wind power failures (and rolling blackouts) during cold weather due to light winds. So has Minnesota, just last winter. I think we should learn from [...]

By: Message to Young Journalists: Connect the Dots « NoFrakkingConsensus

Message to Young Journalists: Connect the Dots « NoFrakkingConsensus — Fri, 29 Oct 2010 18:15:47 +0000

[...] wind turbines don’t work in cold weather. Experts say the kind of small windmills being installed on urban homes actually consume more [...]

By: Minnesota – not smooth. | The Voice of the Smooth

Minnesota – not smooth. | The Voice of the Smooth — Wed, 07 Jul 2010 23:11:38 +0000

[...] gets worse. Apparently, they don’t really work in the winter either. Sigh… This entry was posted in Uncategorized. Bookmark the [...]

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By: Sarah Palin: Stimulus Bill Anniversary Proves Not-So-Stimulating « A Time For Choosing

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:33:03 +0000

[...] There are an incredible amount of links to more information at the Union-Tribune’s website so please be sure to visit them here. Wind energy is a huge boondoggle. a real waste, and as we are finding out, these turbines will not opperate in the subzero weather in the areas they are being placed! (Read more here) [...]

By: To everything, turn, turn, turn … | Worth Reading

To everything, turn, turn, turn … | Worth Reading — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:38:10 +0000

[...] except windmill blades in Minnesota because it’s too cold. The remedy requires installating heaters fired by fossil fuels or [...]

By: Energy Issues: Minnesota Windmill Problems « MN Prager Discussion Group

Energy Issues: Minnesota Windmill Problems « MN Prager Discussion Group — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 17:04:26 +0000

[...] http://hotair.com/archives/2010/01/30/minnesota-wind-turbines-wont-work-in-cold-weather/ [...]

By: Conservative Policy: Be What Barack’s Not : Smart Girl Nation

Conservative Policy: Be What Barack’s Not : Smart Girl Nation — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 15:32:43 +0000

[...] every time the president requests cash for clunkers, banks, junky car manufacturers, bird-shredding intermittent windmills, tuition, mortgages, perfectly good refrigerators, or any other boondoggle of a folly [...]

By: Minnesota Windmills Don’t Work Due To Cold (Video)

Minnesota Windmills Don’t Work Due To Cold (Video) — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 23:32:17 +0000

[...] (H/T Hot Air) [...]

By: China Corners Green Manufacture – Clue in Barack « ON MY WATCH – the writings of SamHenry

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 22:16:39 +0000

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By: ProudPalinFan

ProudPalinFan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:49:44 +0000

Why couldn’t they use 5W-30 motor oil to lubricate the turbine bearings–the kind that lets cars start when it’s 20 below? Once the wind blows, the lube oil should heat up from the turbine turning!

Oh, that’s right! The Greenies don’t want to buy anything made by those EEEEEEEEVIL Big Oil Companies! You know, the ones that have been designing lube oil for decades–can’t listen to THEM, can we?

Steve Z on February 1, 2010 at 10:42 AM

I tune up my sewing machine with 3-In-1 Oil. That should work.

By: ProudPalinFan

ProudPalinFan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:43:57 +0000

Another suggestion:

Since the Land Of The Won is nicknamed, “The Windy City”, then I bet Chicago CAN power 1/4 of the US.

Somebody convince Obama to pitch this one, see what happens. Snort!

By: ProudPalinFan

ProudPalinFan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:38:14 +0000

LOL. The winnah!

For a good time, watch a wind turbine explode.

petefrt on January 30, 2010 at 12:41 PM

Well, I guess I was right when I wrote that they could be a dangerous weapon!

By: ProudPalinFan

ProudPalinFan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:30:09 +0000

Hey ppl, check out these cartoons on windmills!

http://www.cartoonstock.com/sitesearch.asp?ANDkeyword=wind+turbine&performSearch=TRUE&mainArchive=mainArchive&newsCartoon=newsCartoon&vintage=vintage&NC_Artist=Not+Selected&NC_Category=Not+Selected&submitButton=Search

Search for “global warming” and TONS pop up, just hilarious!

By: ProudPalinFan

ProudPalinFan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:20:07 +0000

Recently a local Indian Reservation had to have ALL of the blades replaced on their 22 turbines after they were damaged during a high wind storm. ALL were down at the same time. As you pointed out, it works as a secondary source, not a PRIMARY source. Now if we could only get the sun to shine 24/7.

GarandFan on January 30, 2010 at 12:24 PM

Wow…if those suckers break off that could be one deadly weapon/sarc?

By: right2bright

right2bright — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:18:21 +0000

The G H W Bush aircraft carrier was commissioned 12 months ago. It is safe and reliable. It can light 10’s of thousands of homes.

seven on February 1, 2010 at 1:39 PM

We have had nuclear submarines for decades, and not a viable incident of contamination or failure.
Tens of thousands of hours of use…
I believe there is a Japanese company that makes individual nuclear power plants…

By: right2bright

right2bright — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:13:38 +0000

This just cracks me up! ROFL!

ProudPalinFan on February 1, 2010 at 4:10 PM

What wsa the name of that cartoonist that used to draw the highly complicated devices to do something simple like turning a pancake?
That is what that post brought to image…

By: right2bright

right2bright — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:12:17 +0000

barnone on February 1, 2010 at 11:18 AM

Did I say nuclear powered cars…how many wind turbine cars have you seen?
My point being, never mind, I don’t think you would understand.

By: ProudPalinFan

ProudPalinFan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:10:34 +0000

Put a field of solar cells next to the turbines to power the heaters for the turbine fluid.

When the solar cells get covered with snow and can´t collect sun energy, then build a coal-fired plant next to them to power the heater to melt the snow on the field of of solar cells which then collects the sun to power the heater for the wind turbine.

albill on January 30, 2010 at 12:05 PM

This just cracks me up! ROFL!

By: ProudPalinFan

ProudPalinFan — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:08:45 +0000

This is hilarious. SNL-skit worthy. But we all know they won’t touch energy efficience messes like this one.

There’s one near my in-laws; now that I read this I want to check out if that one is spinning or frozen up.

By: Right Angles » Blog Archive » D’oh!

Right Angles » Blog Archive » D’oh! — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 20:21:00 +0000

[...] turbines in Minnesota won’t work in cold weather: Special hydraulic fluid designed for colder temperatures was used in the turbines, but it’s not [...]

By: Badger40

Badger40 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 19:45:33 +0000

You could probably get a significant amount of power — by turning Yellow stone Park into a geothermal plant. Who’s with me?

Count to 10 on January 30, 2010 at 2:32 PM

Check out Iceland.
They have been doing it successfully.
And someone here I believe mentioned that geothermal drilling can cause earthquakes is sadly mistaken-that has not been proven, & though it is theoretically possible, our tiny pin pricking of the earth’s crust is not going to cause any major instability in the mantle or any mantle plume around.

By: exhelodrvr

exhelodrvr — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:58:24 +0000

SOrry if someone else posted this already, but Duh!! Once global warming hits, you won’t need to have special hydraulic fluid!!

By: Badger40

Badger40 — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 18:51:57 +0000

How viable is geothermal?

eanax on January 30, 2010 at 12:53 PM

According to AL Gore, since the Earth’s core is millions of degrees, we can drill thousand of holes straight through to the mantle (using one of the cool ships like in the movie the Core) to use this heat, thereby also dissipating the heat of the Earth to help stop global warming.
According to Al, I believe he reasoned we will have like 35,000 yrs of energy that way, until of course the Earth will by then be a giant ice ball with perhaps no gravitational field.
I love hearing the theories of non-scientists.
It amuses me so much!