Wind Power

OK I've had it. That's it. I'm going "Green."

It seems to be the right time as we have had wind at least 366 days this year.

Wind - do you know what creates wind?

I'll tell you what creates wind and the reason I can answer that question is because I stayed at a Holiday Inn Express once.


The long version:

The Earth is unevenly heated by the sun resulting in the poles receiving less energy from the sun than the equator does.

Also the dry land heats up (and cools down) more quickly than the seas do.

The differential heating drives a global atmospheric convection system reaching from the Earth's surface to the stratosphere which acts as a virtual ceiling.

Most of the energy stored in these wind movements can be found at high altitudes where continuous wind speeds of over 160 km/h (100 mph) occur.

Eventually, the wind energy is converted through friction into diffuse heat throughout the Earth's surface and the atmosphere.



The short version:

Wind is created when the sun's rays cause temperature and air density differences between two or more air masses on the earth's surface.

To equalize these pressure differences, air is drawn to a new location, creating wind.

That is an impressive scientific answer for sure.

So what's that got to do with me going "Green" you ask?

Harnessing the power of the wind using modern wind generators is one of the most popular sources for "Green" power.

Well I'll tell you, I am going to harness the wind right in my back yard.

I am going to coin a new phrase "Turn On The Lights The Party Is Just Beginning."

The only down side to this is that windmills can be noisy because blade tips can approach the speed of sound. I will have to wash the blades to avoid impairment of aerodynamic efficiency and the rotor blades could possibly kill or injure migratory birds. (Aerodynamics is a branch of dynamics concerned with studying the motion of air, particularly when it interacts with a moving object. Holiday Inn Express 2007.)

Sure my wind farm may create a little noise and my wind towers with their turbines may be a little offensive to my neighbors but they can't stop me. I am going to stop global warming by going "Green" which means the law is on my side.

If any one of my neighbors utters a complaint I will have Nobel Peace Prize winner Al Gore knocking on their door faster than the blades on my turbine's turn.









And if my neighbors keep complaining I will pull out all the stops. Al Gore invented the Internet so he can sure as heck shut down my neighbors if I ask him to.

I think I may really be on to something here. The Government will throw money at me for going "Green" and as side income I can charge admission for people to get their pictures taken next to my towers.