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These guys have been raising capital since they were founded 12 years ago.  Will investors ever see a dime in return?  No.

As it has been shown consistently, small wind is a nonstarter, and the only thing special about this organization is the ferocity which which it fishes for new marks.

There current claim is the low “cut-in speed,” (see photo at right) meaning the wind speed at which the turbines start to turn.  This, of course, is completely irrelevant, since the power generated by a moving fluid is proportional to the cube of the velocity, and so low wind speeds produce almost zero power.

Flower Turbines: Just Another Exercise in Futility in Small Wind

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What Rosie Learned in Europe’s Wind Turbine Test Labs

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What Rosie Learned in Europe’s Wind Turbine Test Labs

Rosie returns from Denmark and shares her experiences seeing DTU blade testing, a lightning lab, and a 15 MW Vestas test turbine.

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What Rosie Learned in Europe’s Wind Turbine Test Labs

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What Type of People We Are

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In a recent post, I argued that our brains are wired in a certain way, and that we have little in any control over our values and beliefs.

German philosopher Johann Gottlieb Fichte seem to be saying something similar here.  To take me as an example, I’m no more capable of being a Trump supporter than I am in believing in the tooth fairy or Santa Claus.

What Type of People We Are

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MAGA Votes Against Its Own Interests

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It’s true that MAGA votes against its own financial interests.  But keep in mind that they have other more important interests. e.g., punishing immigrants and other people of color.

MAGA Votes Against Its Own Interests

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