If you have never been around them you can't imagine the size and the noise they generate.
I think of the force the wind has to turn these huge blades, and wonder how much of that force is transferred to the earth at the base of them. That thought always creates one question for me.
Is the combined force of thousands of these wind turbines enough to affect the rotation of the earth? I know it is likely many are not turning in the same direction, but here in the southwest USA the prevailing wind blows west to east, and the numbers of these things is growing exponentially.
I always wondered if windmills could affect the direction the wind flows on a large scale over time and destroy ecosystems that way. Think like dams but instead with the wind.
Trees are designed to let wind flow through them easily. Windmills are designed to somewhat dam the wind and turn it into mechanical energy. That has to affect the climate over time with enough windmills. Who knows, it might even stop rain clouds from forming.
Oh I realize you are likely correct in that presumption, but this is a thought I just can't shake when I see those things. There is also the fact that worldwide they can't all be facing the same wind direction, but I still can't shake that thought.
If you have never been around them you can't imagine the size and the noise they generate.
I think of the force the wind has to turn these huge blades, and wonder how much of that force is transferred to the earth at the base of them. That thought always creates one question for me.
Is the combined force of thousands of these wind turbines enough to affect the rotation of the earth? I know it is likely many are not turning in the same direction, but here in the southwest USA the prevailing wind blows west to east, and the numbers of these things is growing exponentially.
Bro…trees catch a lot more wind than these things ever could. And no, the weather on the surface of the earth doesn’t effect the rotation.
I always wondered if windmills could affect the direction the wind flows on a large scale over time and destroy ecosystems that way. Think like dams but instead with the wind.
Trees are designed to let wind flow through them easily. Windmills are designed to somewhat dam the wind and turn it into mechanical energy. That has to affect the climate over time with enough windmills. Who knows, it might even stop rain clouds from forming.
Oh I realize you are likely correct in that presumption, but this is a thought I just can't shake when I see those things. There is also the fact that worldwide they can't all be facing the same wind direction, but I still can't shake that thought.