Global warming brings many water problems. One way around them is to use desalination. Another is to obtain water from air! Several products are in development or are on the market already. You watch – this trend will become a tsunami.
The History Of Wind Generated Power
With the increased costs of energy derived from fossil fuels, many consumers are interested in alternative sources of energy. Unfortunately the market trend tells us that little to no relief in oil prices is in sight. A great source of power can be harnessed from the wind using electricity generating windmills. Below is a brief history of wind power, and how it came to be.
Wind power has been harnessed for many, many years. Nobody knows for sure when man started using the …
Wind Turbines
A wind turbine is a rotating machine that seeks to convert the kinetic energy present in the wind into mechanical energy. If particular machinery like a pump or grinding stone uses the mechanical energy in a direct manner then it is called a windmill, however, if this mechanical energy is first converted into electricity and then used, then the machine is commonly called a wind turbine or a wind energy converter amongst other things.