Why Wind Energy?

Humans have used wind energy for thousands of years. Ancient Persians used wind energy to pump water. The world was explored by wind-driven ships long before engines were invented. As recently as the 1920s, over a million wind mills pumped water and provided electricity to farms in North America.

The current interest in wind energy was started by the need to develop clean, sustainable energy systems that can be relied on for the long-term future. Modern aerodynamics and engineering have improved wind turbines. They now provide reliable, cost-effective, pollution-free energy for individual, community, and national applications.

In 1962, this document was written as a study of the worlds population and the spatial friction caused by too few economic resources. The conclusions drawn are still relevant today.

SPATIAL FRICTION:
A STUDY OF THE SIGNIFICANCE OF THE FRICTION OF TOO MANY PEOPLE AND TOO FEW RESCOURCES AND ITS EFFECT UPON THE EQUILIBRIUM OF WORLD POWER AND THE PROBABILITY OF PROTRACTED WORLD CONFLICT