Monthly Archives: September 2024

Your Questions About Solar Energy Generator Cost

Thomas asks…

Why do wind turbines have the generator at the top?

Wouldn’t it be cheaper and easier to maintenance a wind turbine if the generator was at the bottom? Using helicopters to maintenance turbines has got to be more expensive than a truck. All it would need for the thing to work with the generator at the bottom is a large pole, connected to the windmill by a set of two gears. The way old grain mills used to work.

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Ruth asks…

The use of solar panel in fishing vessel?

I am currently writing a research about this stuff. “The use of solar panel in fishing vessel” Do you know any website or an idea of your own that might be helpful?? How is this being done?

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Your Questions About Solar Energy International

Richard asks…

are there any real downsides to pursuing alternative energy?

I mean lets presume climate change is dramatically less significant than predicted. Surely even in this case we would be better off using wind and solar, due to factors such as general pollution. Let the ranting commence…
ps: I know there’s the thing with storing energy for peak periods – so lets presume we continue to develop new battery techhnology etc.
meh there’s a lot of crap here so far.

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Helen asks…

why cant we use radiation from the sun,stars,and other forms of atomic particles for energy in space?

While in space why not use atomic particles for energy?Energy emitted from the sun,stars,distant galaxies and other places in the universe.Most all particles from space contain radiation that can be turned into an energy to power space ships,space stations and anything usable in space.

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