ENERGY - Australian Coal Plant Uses More Land To Generate Electricity Than Wind Power

One bit of malarkey I see trotted out every now and then is that wind is too diffuse a source of energy and requires too much land to be practical. Well, if that's the case then coal power must be even more impractical because the coal fueled Hazelwood Power Plant in the Australian state of Victoria produces less electricity per square metre than the state's wind farms.While wind turbines get spread out over a wide area, apart from the bases o ...

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