Japanese breakthrough will make wind power cheaper than nuclear
How much would it cost to buy the equiivalent of 25% of Alaska and then build 2.6 million huge turbines? From the pictures, these turbines look like they use a lot more material than current turbines because of the huge ring around them, so they're probably a lot more expensive.<p>Add to this the costs of reworking the power grid to distribute power from the new turbines across the country, and decommissioning all of the existing power generating facilities.<p>I doubt the turbines could ever recover their costs before they get worn out and need replacement.