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26-11-2003, 17:13

One thing that I`ve never seen mentioned in regard to wind turbines, is the effect they will have on the climate.

Energy isn`t free, and if we are converting wind into electricity then we will be converting kinetic energy in the wind into electrical energy, but I've yet to see any research into what effect the removal of that kinetic energy will have on wind patterns and climate in general. I appreciate that a handful of wind turbines here or there isn`t going to make much of a difference, but it could if they were built in sufficient numbers.

If anyone has any links to research in this area I'd be very interested if you could post them here as this is a question that as far as I can tell the environmentalists have totally ignored.

26-11-2003, 17:13	#3
dr wadd Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Wind v Nuclear One thing that I`ve never seen mentioned in regard to wind turbines, is the effect they will have on the climate. Energy isn`t free, and if we are converting wind into electricity then we will be converting kinetic energy in the wind into electrical energy, but I've yet to see any research into what effect the removal of that kinetic energy will have on wind patterns and climate in general. I appreciate that a handful of wind turbines here or there isn`t going to make much of a difference, but it could if they were built in sufficient numbers. If anyone has any links to research in this area I'd be very interested if you could post them here as this is a question that as far as I can tell the environmentalists have totally ignored.