Current Topic Thursday: Wind Turbines in MI

Have you ever been driving along on the highway, driving a respectable 70 mph on cruise control of course, when you see one of those HUGE LOAD truck/semi/ carriers in front of you just as you've finished merging from one highway to the next? The thought that crosses your mind is "Darn it! This ruins my cruise control and gas mileage!" Okay, so maybe not everyone is concerned about their highway gas mileage, but having to adjust your speed from cruise to slow for a large truck is always a drag.

But what if you noticed that barge was carrying a blade for a wind turbine?

Have you ever seen one? They are HUGE! I've studied wind turbines, seen plenty of pictures, and thought about how neat it would be to climb to the top of one. Never had I seen one in person, however. Until then.

See? They're HUGE!

 And that's just a single blade. Imagine how huge the whole turbine will be once it is assembled!

Turns out Michigan is installing many of these energy creating beauties. If a TV commercial is to be believed, all the parts can and are made here in Michigan. I don't see why that wouldn't be true. Michigan is where automobiles were first mass-produced, so why not move with the times and convert all that empty manufacturing space to develop wind turbines?

Check out an article here:

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/06/05/dte-energy-wind-turbines-huron-sanilac_n_1570985.html