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Dustin Lollis
13th April 2019, 12:29
Proposing usefulness of generating underground wind tunnels with the Carnot cycle in order to harness wind energy. Windmills do not need to be above ground, and perhaps ought not be.

What are your thoughts?
Dustin Lollis
14th April 2019, 15:37
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=xJfpDvTYbAk
Joe Blake
14th April 2019, 18:33
A different approach?

https://newatlas.com/elastic-tension-gradient-wind-power/59284/

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Bill von
29th April 2019, 22:35
Proposing usefulness of generating underground wind tunnels with the Carnot cycle in order to harness wind energy. Windmills do not need to be above ground, and perhaps ought not be.What are your thoughts?
Drag causes problems for that idea. Aboveground windmills will always find more usable windspeed since they are far away from the stuff that causes drag (the ground.)