One
step closer
We
are closer to many resources, which are defining future sustainability and much
more. We talk about what we may come across in future, for example running out
of oil causing everything to come to a halt right from vehicles to our kitchens.
We see that there are many different ideas being tried out at laboratories, and
in the real world. Solar energy is one of the most common and the most feasible
technology in current day. Even many of us learn in school and read in papers
how solar energy is being used for houses, and other areas such as
transportation, industries etc. We can say that it is the most widely used
resource. But even solar has certain glitches. If there is no sun light, then
even that poor thing can’t produce energy. Coming to wind energy, it is a bit
better than solar as even a bit of wind can help it provide energy. Lightning
is another source which can be tried out for power production though it is
still under experimentation. I have some thoughts around this.
How
can we do this?
All
of us know the use of a lightning conductor, which is to transfer the charge
safely to the ground. Now if we can try to send it through a tube connected to
thousands of step down transformers to reduce the voltage then we can supply
this to remote areas which have power shortage. We should first try to lay
underground tubes which transfer this charge around the world. If we implement
this, we can survive for many years with one lightning charge. So I would like to conclude by saying that
this might be a the future that our generation need to seriously explore.
Good one Injanna. You need to explore the idea and build on the thought process that you have brought in the blog on harnessing energy through lightning.
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