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The mystery of the windmill
As the sun sets, the fiery red glow colors the sky with a dazzling orange hue. In this warm afterglow, it is not difficult for us to see the tall and straight windmill turning tirelessly beside the fields.
Its graceful posture looks particularly graceful and moving in the sunset, as if a dancer in fluttering clothes is dancing for nature. With the rustle of blades across the air, the windmill fuselage glows with a faint metallic sheen against the background of the sunset, and the whole scene is like a quiet and dreamy picture.
However, while admiring this moving scenery, I couldn't help but wonder: how many kilowatt-hours of electricity can this expensive large windmill generate for us in a day? If the electricity generated is converted into electricity income, can it bring considerable economic profits to investors every day? The confusion swirls in my heart, and it is difficult for me to calm down.
Essentially Faceless
However, to answer this seemingly simple question, we must first start with the power generation capacity of the large windmill itself. A large windmill towering over a vast field is usually extremely large, and some can reach more than 100 meters in diameter.
Its majestic and upright fuselage is like a mighty warrior, standing proudly on the ground. And this size corresponds to their strong power generation power.
According to experts, when the wind speed is maintained at a suitable level of 7-8 meters per hour, the power generation of large windmills can be close to about 70% of their design rating.
In other words, under the right wind conditions, these giant windmills must be able to continuously produce a lot of electricity for us, like a generator set that never stops.
Specifically, if we take a 1. For example, a large 5-megawatt wind turbine is expected to run for about 5,000 hours a year, accounting for about 57% of the year's power generation time, as long as the average wind speed in the region reaches 10 meters per second.
If we focus our gaze on each day, it emits an average of about 13 per day. 7 hours of electricity, from the first rays of the morning sun to late at night.
Converted into electricity, the wind turbine can generate a total of 65 million kWh of electricity per year. If we zoom out again to every day, it will provide us with about 178,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity per day.
That's a staggering amount of electricity! Imagine enough electricity to light up tens of thousands of homes and light up the night sky over the city.
Windmills are temporarily difficult to make a profit
However, the amount of electricity generated alone is not enough. More importantly, if this amount of electricity is converted into electricity revenue, will it be enough for investors to make a profit?
An uneasy heart pounded in my chest, for fear that my expectations would be disappointed.
It is well known that the price of electricity varies depending on the region and the actual demand, but in general, the price of industrial-grade electricity remains at 1 kWh. The level of about 2 yuan.
If we take 1 degree for the time being. 2 yuan as the calculation standard, then a 1. If a 5-megawatt wind turbine could generate 178,000 kWh of electricity per day at its best, it would generate about 213,600 yuan in electricity revenue for the operator.
It sounded very impressive, and it made me excited to get my investment back as soon as possible.
However, things are far from being as rosy as they seem. Because when calculating profit and loss, it is not enough to have electricity revenue alone. We also have to take into account the operating costs that the windmill incurs on a daily basis, such as equipment maintenance, labor costs, overheads, and so on.
These additional costs are often extremely high, like an invisible burden on our shoulders, which will inevitably greatly reduce the actual profit margin of windmill investment.
Therefore, although the power generation is considerable, it is difficult for large windmills to recoup all their investment costs in a short period of time, let alone make a profit, based on the current electricity bill revenue.
My heart was filled with disappointment, and my hope was drifting away, like a windmill flying away from my hand.
Why not go the other way
Of course, if we only blindly focus on economic profits, it will be too narrow and short-sighted. Although the development of windmills is still difficult to compete with thermal power plants or hydropower stations in terms of economic benefits for the time being, their contribution to alleviating the global energy shortage and environmental protection pressure is unparalleled.
I have never overlooked this.
Second, compared to coal-fired power generation, wind power makes a significant contribution to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and mitigating climate change. As an environmentally conscious investor, I know this all too well.
Coal-fired power generation emits large amounts of carbon dioxide and other harmful gases every year, exacerbating the greenhouse effect and air pollution, and causing serious damage to ecosystems. Wind power, on the other hand, has no direct greenhouse gas emissions, which can greatly reduce our contribution to global warming, and bring a different kind of hope for blue skies and white clouds.
In addition, wind farms are often located in areas that are not conducive to agricultural development, which reduces the disturbance to the ecosystem and avoids threats to biodiversity.
Wind energy has made outstanding contributions to protecting the environment and maintaining ecological balance. Every time I think about it, I feel a sense of accomplishment.
Most importantly, in this environment of global energy shortage, wind power, as a renewable and endless clean energy, points a new way for us to solve the long-term energy crisis.
The potential of wind power is immeasurable, and it will play an increasingly important role in the energy revolution in the future. I was full of infinite anticipation for this, and it was like a torrent that poured into my heart and reinvigorated my fighting spirit.
Spring is coming for the big windmills
Looking to the future, the surprises that large windmills will bring to people will only increase. As a wind power investor, I have strong confidence in this. The focus on renewable energy is growing as we finally realize how damaging our planet is to relying solely on fossil fuels.
A green revolution has quietly begun.
In addition, watching the windmills grow in the vast fields, I always have an incomparable pride in overcoming nature. They stand tall like warriors, frantically ingesting the precious wind energy that nature has given them with their giant spinning arms.
And we are part of this green revolution. Although it is not possible to make a profit from an economic perspective for the time being, I have reason to believe that with the continuous progress of technology and the increasing awareness of environmental protection, the wind power industry will be prosperous, and our investment will eventually have a promising rate of return in the future.
As the so-called horse leather pleat, the caretaker is looking forward to it, and I hope that the messengers from all over the world will bring me good news for the development of the windmill, and it will be the spring that I have been waiting for for a long time.
At that time, the large, expensive windmill will finally show its due economic value, usher in the second spring of the business, and release the real investment potential. Today, I am still patiently waiting, using my wisdom to draw on the blessing of the windmill and open up a new world for us.
There, green, environmental protection and cleanliness will be the eternal theme and pursuit.