Re:Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest, and It's Getting Cheaper
by lazyjones on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @07:40AM
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That's an interesting point. I wonder what exactly happens to wind (kinetic) energy when it is absorbed by trees moved by the wind. Does it turn into anything useful, like heat available to the tree for easier transportation of fluids, i.e. have some trees adapted to benefit from wind (other than by transporting seeds/pollen over longer distances)?
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Re:Wind Energy Is One of the Cheapest, and It's Getting Cheaper
by lukeschlather on Tuesday September 05, 2017 @10:40AM
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Without wind, trees don't grow strong enough to support themselves. The wind toughens them up. (This was a problem in the Biosphere project studying how to build a closed environment for use on other planets.)