An amazing thing just happened; our secretary came in and said she was just speaking with another associate, wondering if someone could develop “like the calculators solar windows” (her description), solar to heat your home.  To tell you the truth, I was shocked that in this day in age, that people still are not aware of solar technology.  She is not that old by any means.  How many other people out there are out of the loop?  Solar power has been around a long time.  When I was in college, back in the early 80s, I presented a report for my Geology Class on Solar Power.

I gave her my website to see and read about Modern Solar Technology.  I feel it has a lot of information to offer and educate on Solar and Wind Power use today.

Has anyone else run into this situation?

Recently I came across a small article listed in Parade Magazine, dated Sunday June 28th 2009 regarding Tax Credits for Home Windmills.  It stated, “A new 30% tax credit in federal economic-stimulus bill, combined with state and local incentives is likely to further expand the already booming market…”

Also: “Americans installed about 10,500 small turbines last year—about half the world’s total—at a cost of $77 million, and the AWEA (American Wind Energy Association) expects a 30-fold increase in the next five years”

I thought the story was quite interesting.  An increase30-fold expected – 5 years.  It shows that America is changing.  We are growing and looking for new ways to not only save money on our electric bills, but our desire to protect the environment, by no longer depending on traditional ways to obtain electricity. Wind is free – The Air we breathe is Free. Why not harness it and use it to our advantage? 

To see the full article go to:

http://www.parade.com/news/intelligence-report/archive/090628-tax-credits-for-home-windmills.html

Wind Turbines have been around a long, long time.  An early example would be sail boats which can be traced back 5500 years ago. “The 7^th Century (Iran) models (Windmills) were vertical axle windmills, which had long vertical drive shafts with rectangle shaped blades…used to draw water or grind grain…”(Wikipedia)

I won’t go into the whole history here, because the volume of information is so great,we would be here all night. For more information you can look-up the history on the internet.  It is quite interesting.  I have always loved history.  I have always said that our past is our answer to our future.  It is true if you think about it.  I also love the saying “To wonder is to begin to understand.”  That says it all.  If we don’t wonder about something, it won’t be developed, dreamed or created.  Think of great inventors.  They had to Wonder (A dream, thought or idea: how does it work or how can we get it to work), Understand (Be able to get it to work and bring it to completion.)  Of course other examples can be done to illustrate this.  All in all, it will always be my favorite saying.  I am sure that somewhere in the past, this is how Wind Turbines were invented.