Re: Plains Wind Farms To Warm Earth

On Sep 22, 6:22 pm, "Randolph M. Jones" <rjo...@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
David V. Loewe, Jr wrote:>http://www.nytimes.com/2008/09/23/science/23qna..html?ref=science

"A nighttime stream of fast-moving air in the Great Plains separates
cool, moist air near the ground from drier, warmer air above. The
simulation found that the turbines would catch this nocturnal jet, with
ensuing turbulence and vertical mixing. When the upper air mass reached
the surface, the warming and drying effect would be significant, the
model suggested."

I've often wondered about this...you can't get something for nothing.  
Same thing for tidal energy.  There's a massive amount of energy in
those tides, but if we were somehow able to tap into it at a level that
would actually be meaningful, what would the consequences be?  You can't
just assume that if you take all that energy out of a system it will all
be okay.

Interesting thought - one would suspect tho, that the amount of
removed tidal energy would be vanishingly small if only given the
vastness of the oceans and amount of energy contained in that system
compared to orders of magnitude above even widely optimistic human
energy needs.

Tidal/wave action energy really does seem to have incredible potential
- I know I've mentioned this before, but I'm thinking we're going to
see this as a good, long-term solution.
.

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