First: good that you came home in one piece - so we can enjoy subsim a little more!
Sounds like it was a nice trip, despite the little rush on the last day.
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Originally Posted by Neal Stevens
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The US map is definitely very interesting. I didn't know how huge the area in the US with excellent wind conditions was.
For a comparision, wind conditions in Germany, note that slim red line along the coast is the only area with avarage speeds more than 21ft.
Being about 2/3 the size of Texas, we produce 2/3 as much wind energy as the whole US - so there is definitely a lot of potential. Germany has the same issues than WY: bringing the power from the areas where it's harvested, to the areas that consume it, so there is now a massive construction/renovation of power lines in N/S direction.
For Western Europe, I could only find this map, without any scale though:
As you mentioned Texas being the biggest wind energy producer in the US: Are there also offshore wind farms in the Gulf?
sorry for derailing, but [child voice]: you started it! nah, nah, nah, nah, nah
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