Wind Farms
near mendota, il ....
I am completely fascinated with this technology. Driving in the Illinois countryside, these just appeared. Odd as can be - at least to me. This is the second time I have seen them.
What a contrast to the farmscape. The turbines are absolutely huge, looming, rather haunting actually - yet their movement, at least on that day was amazingly gentle. Not a sound. No noise. I thought what if it's a really windy day. Do these blades propel faster? Would that make a noise or are they always so mysteriously quiet?
I wonder how do I take advantage of this technology ? How does this work? Can I have some? Why can't these be on top of our houses ? Wouldn't that look completely wild?
Seemingly the government doesn't support this technology- why does that not surprise me.
Trade Wind Energy offers these resources:
Why Wind?
Wind Energy Maps
Wind Research
FAQ's
What do you think about wind technology?
Karen Hanrahan ~ Wellness Educator/Nutritional Consultant/Blog Publisher
708.482.0678 ~ Websites: Nutrition, Weight Loss, and Green Clean
I have always had a love and fascination with the wind. Like you, I am fascinated with the idea of harnishing it for our use. How do they do it? Little Rock, AR has just gotten a factory that is making these creatures. One arm is huge all by itself.
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oh patricia, the arms are just astounding, very huge!! Yet ever so graceful - I hear these are expensive to create and not necessarily reliable, to the consumer I think it's sortof like supporting organics! I am still learning!!
I sailed as a little girl, learned alot about wind and also had 2 very personal encounters with tornadoes! It's pretty powerful stuff!
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Driving into Pasadena you'll see miles of turbines taking advantage of the natural wind tunnel coming between the mountains off of the desert. To me that represent freedom from oil and that works for me.
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seriously ??? Miles and Miles ?? Are you taking advantage of the technology personally ??
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karen, this is a must-to-bookmark item.
free wind, new technology, efficient capture, no pollution, low maintenance.
megalev low impact maximizing capabilities already in effect in places.
new small house roof turbines, egg beater vertical spiral blades, many new and improved developments.
so why have we not taken advantage of existing and regenerating wind?
because no one owns it, so no one can tax it? shhh! don't tell them or they will. as soon as they sell us the rest of the fresh water rights.
people will soon feel the winds of change in the dollars blowing up up and away...then, we'll have clean air and water.
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thank you for the must bookmark comment, i agree and I also agree with the shhhhh about it too - I want that image of dollars blowing up and away more than you know, should we all have at least clean air and water ??
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Hi, Karen ~ Happy Beautiful Sunday!
I love-love-love the concept of using the wind (and the sun) to source more of our electrical energy!
I gotta point out, though, that the giant 3-bladed turbine farm that you saw is not the "only" technology available, or even the "best" or the safest, even though it's what gets the most coverage, and what most people have in their mental photo-bank.
Actually, you can have something that does the same job, without the chance of harming the birds or the building. There are many other designs available - "Try Google: Wind Energy"!
I saw an episode of "Eco-Tech" on the Science Channel last month about a very intriguing system from Aerotecture.com - a Chicago company ! - who have installed their DNA-shaped turbines in several locations in Chicago, San Francisco, and Europe. Here's the link to the Conscious Choice article on the inventor:
http://tinyurl.com/5u98ka
(I'm gonna call them tomorrow about a job!)
Talk to you soon!
(the other) Karen
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thank you sweetheart - it was a keeper of a day today!
Great link share - thank you
this is where I get confused re: the alternatives
There are choices that I just don't understand! or aren't seemingly available
Keep me posted on the job search!
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I wish we all could have these towers! Here's all of the info you need on this cool technology:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
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Thanks for the informative link and for stopping by!
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I absolutely love wind power and want one for my property. Take a look at some of the vertical wind mills out there such as PacWind which is a vertical windmill. They claim you can put it on your roof. There are several other vertical ones out now which claim that birds see the turbines since they are vertical. Anna www.green-talk.com
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I read that for 10,000 you can get one for your home and yet it will only manage about 50% of your current need - it's expensive to make these shifts - isn't it?
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Karen,
This touches a chord in my heart. But frustrate me as well. If the Persians of 500 AD could harness the wind to grind meal and pump water why are we not utelizing the zero impact technology to generate energy?
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I am glad Reg that this post touches a chord in your heart, as I feel the same and I too feel frustrated. I wish I could go buy and convert all the things that would alternatively make me feel like I am making a better choice and doing my part. I just don't have the resources to do it all. I also wonder like you why the efforts are not more widely supported.
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