tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post5019872504716596334..comments2023-04-07T05:19:44.951-04:00Comments on Yes Vermont Yankee: As Germany goes, so goes Vermont? Guest post by Guy PageMeredith Angwinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02737538041807740424noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-54976297625220239172013-05-10T09:59:35.613-04:002013-05-10T09:59:35.613-04:00Synchronous condensers are just synchronous motors...Synchronous condensers are just synchronous motors running without a load. They do not store significant amounts of energy and don't address intermittency. They are used to generate "reactive power" (VARs, Volt-Amps Reactive) which is necessary for AC power transmission.<br /><br />If a wind project needs a synchronous condenser, I suspect it's using induction generators and causing surges in VAR demand as the wind varies. Fixed capacitors could not address this easily, but a synchronous condenser can have its VAR production varied continuously according to need. That may be what's going on there.Engineer-Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06420685176098522332noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-46201963275358358782013-05-09T13:15:21.980-04:002013-05-09T13:15:21.980-04:00Like your answer, Howard!
Bundled within it is a ...Like your answer, Howard!<br /><br />Bundled within it is a stupidly simple question about this headless frantic soul-soothing dash for "renewables": Why Bother?? Just why are people in such a dash to run from a "HERE" and Now clean and plentiful fuel source? Did Germans REALLY take a look at why they're running? Did anyone ever adequately educate them out of their fears (obviously not) to spare them billions of dollars and a degraded environment in the future just to assuage their FUD nightmares? Get the media to stop the fear train and look back at what they're running (and viewers and voters from) and quit looking gift horses in the mouth!<br /><br />James Greenidge<br />Queens NYjimwghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06964988758509076556noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3033288879708780106.post-62827423775450396022013-05-08T10:58:38.680-04:002013-05-08T10:58:38.680-04:00Guy,
Great article. It seems that in Germany and...Guy,<br /><br />Great article. It seems that in Germany and Vermont the question of "Where are the numbers?" was never asked.<br /><br />How much will it cost? How long will it take? What are the positive and negative impacts? Where will the resources come from?<br />How long will the resources last?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18376179233648053673noreply@blogger.com