Wind energy is already a reality in some countries around the world. It is a clean alternative to generate electricity and renewable energy, without producing greenhouse gases. wind. So, is it possible to use a hurricane to generate energy?
According to the American astrophysicist Neil DeGrasse Tyson, yes! For him, it is possible to use the wind of a hurricane and reuse it in energy.
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Hurricane generating electricity? Like this?
The idea was presented on a US television show. The astrophysicist opined that the winds of a hurricane would be a unique raw material to generate wind energy.
Also, it stinged the scientists. For him, science should somehow reuse this type of wind. Tyson even defended that a city hit by a natural disaster like this one could continue to function with this type of energy.
It has been estimated that a hurricane can generate a force of 600 terawatts (as published by the Terra website). The number equates to more than double the wind energy production of the United States in one year.
It's not like that
A hurricane of this magnitude has immense destructive power. Therefore, an idea like this is not so easy to implement.
Despite the potentially large amount of energy, the investment in equipment would have to be gigantic. This is because the propellers used to “capture” the wind are very fragile and light. So, one of the biggest challenges would be to design equipment that can withstand an average of 108 km/h of a hurricane.
Hurricane is not just wind
Not to mention that a hurricane is not just made up of wind. Contrary to popular belief, this is only part of their training.
In fact, most of the energy of a hurricane or cyclone is stored as heat. This, in turn, is released as the water vapor condenses into rain.
But if well…
Surveys are going on. According to the website Earth, researchers are, in fact, poring over an uninterrupted electricity generation system – and one that can withstand the force of a hurricane to harness its energy.
It's wait and see.
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