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Science and the Environment Bulletin: Blowin' in the Wind
It takes a wind speed of at least three metres per second (about 11 kilometres per hour) to turn the 27-metre-long blades ... Toronto averaging an annual wind speed of six metres per second, the turbine will generate about 25 per cent of its maximum output. The highest ... objectives. With investors already keen to buy shares in a second turbine—tentatively planned for the Ashbridges Bay Treatment Plant ...
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Niagara Facts
Width at crest: 320 metres (The rubble base reduces the uninterrupted fall of water to 21 metres). Water Flow over Falls Combined flow (approx. 90 per cent of combined flow passes over the Horseshoe Falls). April to October, daytime: 2832 cubic metres per second. Other dates and times: 1416 cubic metres per second ...
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High-resolution gridded datasets
Celsius vap vapour pressure hecta-Pascals wet wet day frequency days wnd wind speed metres per second References Mitchell, T.D., Hulme, M. and New, M., 2002: Climate data for political areas ...
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low carbon technologies :: our projects : origination : low carbon technologies :: ClimateCare
The ideal velocity of wind for most modern turbines is 15 metres per second (m/s). Most start generating at 3-4 m/s, and ... wherever it is installed. However, in a country with high CO2 per unit, the reduced electricity demand leads to a greater reduction in ... energy efficiency measures. 1 efficient lamp = 0.1 tonnes CO2 saved per year Progress and Monitoring The CFLs were certified by the International ...
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DENDRONAUTICS - Answers to questions
Some biologists use broader definitions ... conditions, with a wind speed less than 1 metre per second. Future projects aim to demonstrate collection in moderate breezes and ... in most forests is not likely to exceed about 3 metres per second. The following link is an example of some measurements made ...
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Freshwater Website: Properties of Water (Groundwater)
Groundwater moves so slowly that its speed is measured in metres per day, and even per year. (Surface water velocities are described in metres per second.) Wells intercept some groundwater but most of it continues until ...
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Ministry of Environment - Water Stewardship Division - Water Protection Act Information
Act was proclaimed. 10 cubic metres per second of water is approximately ...
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FMI - FAQ - Frequently asked questions - Lightning and thunderstorm
The whole flash usually lasts less than a second. What is thunderstorm? In Finland, thunderstorms are divided into two general types: air-mass thunderstorms ... 300 000 kilometres per second, so the flash can be seen immediately. Thunder starts at the same time, but its sound travels one million times more slowly, about 330 metres per second. The distance can ...
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Vision2050 for Slovakia
However one fifth of gas consumed in Western Europe is transported through Slovakia, the second largest country in the world (after Ukraine) for gas transport. RENEWABLES The current share of ... . Only areas with average annual wind speeds more than 5-5,5 metres per second (m/sec) at a height of ten metres above ground are taken into account. This average speed is recognised ...
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ITOPF - Spill Response - Containment & Recovery
Thus, even ... oil against currents greater than 0.7 knot (0.35 metres per second) at right angles to the boom, irrespective of boom size or ... generally only relatively short lengths (tens to a few hundred metres) can be deployed and maintained in a working configuration. Towing booms ...
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