wind

One of the first uses of wind that we know of, is in Persia as early as 200 B.C. The power of wind was used to replace the labor of donkeys and horses; it powered mills that were rotary grinders of corn, and was used on cooking purposes. The design of that mill was impressive in its time. It was designed with vertical sails, and would use the power of the wind being blown from any direction.

During medieval times wind was used not only as a source of power. It was used as an economic stimulus, for poorer people in some fix this place. Using these horizontal mills, people were able to obtain milling rights that were generally saved by the lord of the manor on the river. add more

When thinking of wind, how often does it make you think of water? This was the thought framers came up with when settling the western world. They used mills to pump water from wells that they used for livestock, residential, and train stations. This idea to use the wind to bring water

We first saw wind powered turbines here in the USA in the 1930′s and 40′s. They were made with sleek blades that allowed the propellers to move at a very fast rate to produce more energy. But with the installment of a power grid and electrical wires, these early attempts at wind energy were put to a halt. It wasn’t until the oil embargo of 1973 that the thought of wind energy resurfaced. The thought was to use it as a cure to outrageous energy prices.

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