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Originally Posted by UFO
How do you separate it from the drag induced by said wind? Even if the turbine is 100% efficient, that nets 0 gain.
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And the theoretical limit for a wind turbine is ~67% efficiency. After that, not enough air is making it
through the turbine to actually turn it.
The only way this could work is with a retractable air dam that only opens when braking. Otherwise any headwind benefits would be swallowed by the increased drag to the tune of ~1.5 [unit] lost per [unit] gained.
... besides, it's from FOX News...
