CrusaderFrank
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How'd it work out??MIT had an experiment in the Bay of Fundy to use tidal action to create electricity...10-15 years ago.. the tides there are 30 feet.
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How'd it work out??MIT had an experiment in the Bay of Fundy to use tidal action to create electricity...10-15 years ago.. the tides there are 30 feet.
South is basically turning its back on all that BS. The disastrous destruction just a few weeks ago of a huge solare panel farm, with chemicals leaching into the water,, parts needed (FROM CHINA).Why isn't there any wind farms in the deep south? There's tons of wind farms making up 20-70% of their energy in the midwest and plains, which includes places like texas that are all solid red, but literally none in Miss, alabama, LA, ky, tenn, ark and GA.
Is there any movement towards building large scale farms in these southeastern states?
Because this geographic location is a plague to the world.
And there it is, somebody has their hand out for $550 billion dollars of tax money.Just some information to add to the conservation.
OCEAN CURRENT ENERGY
HOME WHAT IS OCEAN ENERGY? OCEAN CURRENT ENERGY
. Preliminary surveys show a global potential of over 450,000 MW, representing a market of more than US$550 billion.
I have noticed Dems BAN any wind energy projects near the islands/shore where elitist Dems have their beach homes.Well, probably because the wind can blow either way at any minute or both ways at the same time.
You see, there's the Gulf and there's the Atlantic, and wind comes off of both of them and from up north and down south.
The wind can be blowing in different directions just going up the floors of a condo.
There can be a light breeze going one way on the 3rd floor, and then a sustained 25 mph wind going a different way on the
7th, and another going a different way from the other 2 on the 11th.
As for Texas, they have the Pacific and Gulf, and then Mexico and up north.
wow, it seems some idiot called this post fake news. Maybe they thought the wind blows at night and they need a goolge link before they fell comfortable. I am always here to help the snowflakes from crying, just ask as you did.No, wind power is at best intermittent and non-existent largely, at night. We need real power to electrify industry, Wind and Solar can never ever provide more than just a tiny little bit of electricity, sometimes.
More often than not, the wind dies down at night after a blustery day. Where does the wind go? Why are nights generally more calm than days?
The Sun
The difference between calm nights and windy days is the sun. During the day, the sun warms the surface of the Earth, which in turn warms the atmosphere above it. But at sunset, the earth's surface and the layers of the atmosphere directly above it cool faster than higher layers of the atmosphere. That creates a stable temperature pattern, with dense, cool air on the ground and less dense, warmer air above.
And that's a little crazy, because normally the atmosphere gets cooler as you go up! But with cooler air sitting tight at ground level, the usual temperature pattern turns upside down for a few hundred feet above the ground. Known as a temperature inversion, this upside-down pattern acts as a barrier, dividing the cool, calm air on the ground from whatever's happening above.
Wind Blown
On many calm nights, the wind still blows far overhead, but a temperature inversion prevents it from coming down to earth.
At sunrise, everything changes.
The sun warms the earth and the lower layers of the atmosphere, mixing everything up. Without the temperature inversion as a boundary, the winds gust down to the ground again, picking up the most speed on smooth landscapes with little resistance to wind.
True it is not a new idea. I first knew of it in an article by a professor at the University of Oslo back in the 1960s. I do believe it is worth the research and development to make it viable.And there it is, somebody has their hand out for $550 billion dollars of tax money.
There is no real technology behind tidal energy. There is old technology, but no new science. Something must spin to make electricity.
If anyone thinks Tidal or Ocean Currents can power our future, I got news for you, this is not new and it has already failed.
It has already failed? What makes you think any more research and money will make it viable?True it is not a new idea. I first knew of it in an article by a professor at the University of Oslo back in the 1960s. I do believe it is worth the research and development to make it viable.
Isn't Texas usually considered the south? I sometimes hear southwest and sometimes south, but they are number one in wind energy.Could a wind farm be built in the gulf of mexico to power these states?
Why not just quit building green energy?Also, we need to make sure we don't cut down trees for windmills or solar panels as they clean the air.
If you are cutting down trees for green energy then that is what we should do as "going green" actually hurts the environment in that instance.Why not just quit building green energy?