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Oil has a btu heat value of about 142000 btu's per gallon. The best power plants can convert about 25% of this to electricity.
That amounts to about 875 Kilowatts
If that is used in an hour then that can be replaced by the power of one wind turbine operating at 87% maximum capacity for 1 hour.
Unfortunately Wind turbines do not operate at that high a capacity all the time, they are limited by weather conditions, the same way solar plants are.
There will always be a need for an alternate energy source when using wind or solar power, although these alternate sources do not need to be fossil plants.
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Many energy source use turbines to generate electricity what is one type of energy source that does not use turbines?
solar
How many wind turbines equal one coal plant?
5
Many energy sources use turbines to generate electricity what is one type of energy source that does not use turbines?
Solar energy does not use turbines to generate electricity. Instead, solar panels convert sunlight directly into electricity through a process known as the photovoltaic effect.
How many pounds of coal yield the same energy as a barrel of oil?
Approximately 1,800 pounds of coal yield the same amount of energy as one barrel of oil. This is because coal has a lower energy density compared to oil, requiring a larger quantity of coal to produce the same amount of energy.
How many wind turbines are there in a wind farm?
The amount of wind turbines in a wind farm can vary from one farm to another. They can have as few as five or as many as 150 wind turbines. One of the largest wind farms is Alta Wind Energy center in Kern County, California. It has over 4,800 wind turbines.
Other energy sources?
There are many great energy sources other than wind turbines. There is hydroelectric power and solar power.
How many turbines are in Ontario?
how many turbines are in Ontario
Where is wind harvested?
Wind turbines and wind farms harvest wind energy to produce electricity. This is happening in many countries. Scotland is an example.
How many wind turbines would be needed to produce the same amount of energy as the average dam?
12
How many gallon equals one barrel?
1 Imperial beer barrel = 29.9762583 Imperial gallons
How many gallon are in a bbl?
1 barrel equal 31,5 gallons (USA).
How can wind and flowing water produce electricity?
Wind and flowing water can produce electricity through turbines. In the case of wind energy, wind turbines convert the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical power that drives a generator to produce electricity. With flowing water, hydroelectric turbines are used to convert the potential energy of the moving water into electricity.
