You probably know wind energy projects have been around since the 90s, but did you know they now provide 10% of America’s energy, and more than that in other countries? Learn about what’s ahead for wind and what it’ll need to become a real star like coal.
Josh and Chuck dive into the fascinating world of wind power, tracing its journey from a Scottish engineer's first electricity-generating turbine in 1887 to today's massive offshore giants with 800-foot diameters. They explore how these colossal machines work, why they have exactly three blades, and how wind energy has exploded from generating just 2.8 billion kilowatt-hours in 1990 to a whopping 434 billion by 2022. Along the way, they somehow manage to get sidetracked into a spirited debate about ceiling fan preferences (because that's just how these two roll).
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