Jed sez: > Say, wouldn't it be a hoot if the biggest industry of the > late 21th century used a bunch of words from the age of > sailing ships?!? "Come about, into the wind. Bear away > from those storm clouds!" > > - Jed
Actually, This brings up some serious questions. How would full fledge (600+ FEG) wind farming operations protect their costly investments from the ravages of petulant weather conditions. A good wind farm location HAS to occasionally endure some nasty environmental conditions like hazardous winds and electrifying lightening capable of burning out the entire electrical system from top to bottom in a single jolt. Do you just reel the damn things in (all 600+ of them!) and "baton the hatches down, maitee!" as quickly as you can, or can these devices be realistically engineered to endure major thunderstorms, lightening, and high winds. Speaking of lightening, wouldn't it be interesting if we could eventually devise a way to tap into lightening strikes, perhaps store successive jolts in massive capacitors. I bet some jolts could be capable of powering a town possibly for weeks or months. Regards, Steven Vincent Johnson www.OrionWorks.com
