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"Wind is great, and cheap, but you have to have a way to store the energy and use it when you need it. "
I have often thought that wind energy could be used to pump water to a higher elevation. The energy generated by the wind would then be stored in the water as kinetic energy.
I am sure there must be a hitch in this process somewhere or it would have been utilized by now.
There is a hitch. You would lose because of the resistance to flowing as well as the power it would take to lift the water, and on the reverse cycle, you would again lose because of the resistance. Or call it "DRAG-COEFFICIENT". The same thing that gives you less mpg at 75 mph then at 65 mph. No, it's not wind resistance, but the water has adhesion to the surface of the plumbing going both ways. This will reduce the efficiency. While I'm sure it would help, you will not get everything back out of it that you put into it.Originally Posted by Creek Jackson
Longsnowsm wrote:"Wind is great, and cheap, but you have to have a way to store the energy and use it when you need it. "
I have often thought that wind energy could be used to pump water to a higher elevation. The energy generated by the wind would then be stored in the water as kinetic energy.
I am sure there must be a hitch in this process somewhere or it would have been utilized by now.
I'm afraid my vote still goes to HYDROGEN.