Comments on: Where Does The Wind Come From – And How Much Is There? http://www.claverton-energy.com/where-does-the-wind-come-from-and-how-much-is-there.html Elite Energy, Environment & Tranporation Experts Tue, 31 Jan 2012 11:20:06 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Wind Energy « ABI & Strong Sales Inc and SC-MAGLEV http://www.claverton-energy.com/where-does-the-wind-come-from-and-how-much-is-there.html/comment-page-1#comment-4172 Wind Energy « ABI & Strong Sales Inc and SC-MAGLEV Wed, 09 Nov 2011 02:31:07 +0000 http://www.claverton-energy.com/?p=841#comment-4172 [...] “Where does the wind come from and how much is there” – Claverton Energy Conference, Bath 24th October [...] [...] “Where does the wind come from and how much is there” – Claverton Energy Conference, Bath 24th October [...]

]]> By: Brian Hurley http://www.claverton-energy.com/where-does-the-wind-come-from-and-how-much-is-there.html/comment-page-1#comment-715 Brian Hurley Mon, 23 Mar 2009 19:47:50 +0000 http://www.claverton-energy.com/?p=841#comment-715 The "how much is there" were part of the longer paper, parts of which had been edited out. The the kinetic energy extracted is a very very small part of what is in the lower part of the atmosphere. Smil gives a figure, 3.8 x 1022 J, for the annual flux for the winds in the atmosphere below a height of 1km. He puts the maximum convertible at 3.8 x 1022J or 1.1 x 106 TWh. Ref: Smil, Vaclav. Inherent Limits of Renewable Energies. 2004 The “how much is there” were part of the longer paper, parts of which had been edited out.

The the kinetic energy extracted is a very very small part of what is in the lower part of the atmosphere.
Smil gives a figure, 3.8 x 1022 J, for the annual flux for the winds in the atmosphere below a height of 1km. He puts the maximum convertible at 3.8 x 1022J or 1.1 x 106 TWh.

Ref: Smil, Vaclav. Inherent Limits of Renewable Energies. 2004

]]> By: Bill Tester http://www.claverton-energy.com/where-does-the-wind-come-from-and-how-much-is-there.html/comment-page-1#comment-703 Bill Tester Sun, 22 Mar 2009 22:51:02 +0000 http://www.claverton-energy.com/?p=841#comment-703 Very good explanation of wind but, according to the title, there is also the question "How much is there?" This implied to me the interesting question of whether wind generation equipment could ever impact the cells of circulation or whether (as far as human usage is concerned) wind power is effectively unlimited. Very good explanation of wind but, according to the title, there is also the question “How much is there?”

This implied to me the interesting question of whether wind generation equipment could ever impact the cells of circulation or whether (as far as human usage is concerned) wind power is effectively unlimited.

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