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The first electricity-generating wind turbine was a battery charging machine installed in July 1887 by Scottish academic James Blyth to light his holiday home in Marykirk, Scotland. Some months later American inventor Charles F. Brush was able to build the first automatically operated wind turbine after consulting local University professors and colleagues Jacob S. Gibbs and Brinsley Coleberd and successfully getting the blueprints peer-reviewed for electricity production in Cleveland, Ohio. Although Blyth's turbine was considered uneconomical in the United Kingdom, electricity generation by wind turbines was more cost effective in countries with widely scattered populations
A westbound Burlington Northern Santa Fe freight is in scenic Wind River Canyon at Dornick, Wyoming, on July 8, 1999. Leading the train is BNSF warbonnet GE C44-9W No. 793, with two EMD SD40-2s trailing, one a former Santa Fe, and the other an ex-Milwaukee Road, now EMD Leasing.
A young seagull (Western Gull?) flying along in the harbor of Gold Beach. They are so large that sometimes, at a distance, I briefly mistake them for pelicans. I love how that black beak shines in the light.
Wind power stations on the mainland were extra visible during this golden sunset. The photo was taken from across the Kalmar strait.
How long, I already forgot
Why did I stay away from you
Every moment is worse
Come back in the wind,
please
I know
Who are you to me
Whatever happens
www.youtube.com/watch?v=hhxti4nFTdc
Madredeus - haja o que houver
Whatever happens, I'm here
Whatever happens, I'll wait for you
Come back in the wind, oh my love
Come back soon please
www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8hjEYTpwE8
In the chilly hours and minutes
Of uncertainty, I want to be
In the warm hold of your loving mind
To feel you all around me
And to take your hand, along the sand
Ah, but I may as well try and catch the wind
Monte Bianco, Dente del Gigante
(Alpi Nord-occidentali, tra la Valle d'Aosta e l'Alta Savoia. Italia)
(Panoramica di due foto)
This image was taken from a jetty next to Brighton Pier. I have taken it through a sulpture. It features Rampion Offshore Wind Farm. This is the South Coast of England's first Offshore Wind Farm. It was completed in 2018 and generates enough electricity to power the equivalent of 350,000 UK homes.
Thanks for visiting.
Take care out there......
They rise out of this ethereal flat landscape, seemingly eternal in their motion, yet without progress. A Phillip Glass ballet where each has its own timing for the repetitive choreography.
Sliders Sunday
This is my most excellent Day Of The Dead Wind Spinner! It is hanging from the Maple tree in my backyard!
Inspired by www.flickr.com/photos/yeriaksl/11985197096/
Eye Decor by FINESMITH
Hair : Willow from Alice Project (Exaggerated in Photoshop)
A lone tree braves the top of the wind swept mountain. I can't imagine the wind speeds and amount of snow that must accumulate up here. A tough life even for this hardy tree.
Mount Evans, CO
The pessimist complains about the wind; the optimist expects it to change; the realist adjusts the sails. William Arthur Ward.
William Arthur Ward (December 17, 1921–March 30, 1994) was an American motivational writer.
Wind is the flow of gases on a large scale. On the surface of the Earth, wind consists of the bulk movement of air. Winds are commonly classified by their spatial scale, their speed, the types of forces that cause them, the regions in which they occur, and their effect. The strongest observed winds on a planet in the Solar System occur on Neptune and Saturn. Winds have various aspects: velocity (wind speed); the density of the gas involved; energy content or wind energy. The wind is also a critical means of transportation for seeds, insects, and birds, which can travel on wind currents for thousands of miles.
In human civilization, the concept of wind has been explored in mythology, influenced the events of history, expanded the range of transport and warfare, and provided a power source for mechanical work, electricity, and recreation. Wind powers the voyages of sailing ships across Earth's oceans. Hot air balloons use the wind to take short trips, and powered flight uses it to increase lift and reduce fuel consumption. Areas of wind shear caused by various weather phenomena can lead to dangerous situations for aircraft. When winds become strong, trees and human-made structures are damaged or destroyed.
Winds can shape landforms, via a variety of aeolian processes such as the formation of fertile soils, such as loess, and by erosion. Dust from large deserts can be moved great distances from its source region by the prevailing winds; winds that are accelerated by rough topography and associated with dust outbreaks have been assigned regional names in various parts of the world because of their significant effects on those regions. Wind also affects the spread of wildfires. Winds can disperse seeds from various plants, enabling the survival and dispersal of those plant species, as well as flying insect populations. When combined with cold temperatures, the wind has a negative impact on livestock. Wind affects animals' food stores, as well as their hunting and defensive strategies.
The wind is caused by differences in atmospheric pressure which is mainly caused by temperature difference. When a difference in atmospheric pressure exists, air moves from the higher to the lower pressure area, resulting in winds of various speeds. On a rotating planet, air will also be deflected by the Coriolis effect, except exactly on the equator. Globally, the two major driving factors of large-scale wind patterns (the atmospheric circulation) are the differential heating between the equator and the poles (difference in absorption of solar energy leading to buoyancy forces) and the rotation of the planet. Outside the tropics and aloft from frictional effects of the surface, the large-scale winds tend to approach geostrophic balance. Near the Earth's surface, friction causes the wind to be slower than it would be otherwise. Surface friction also causes winds to blow more inward into low-pressure areas. Source Wikipedia.
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