RainmanTime
Super Moderator
While Katrina did significant damage to one large part of the US energy processing capability (the oil rigs and refineries in that area of the Gulf), it is interesting to think about the amount of raw power that was inherent in Katrina, and how much Energy she delivered to that area.
So many people are hemming and hawing and worrying about how it will devastate the economy, and there are going to be "oil wars". But at the same time there are futurists, scientists, and innovators who are looking at the lesson of Katrina and seeing future opportunities for new sources of energy and how to tap into them.
One cannot argue the fact that hurricanes (and tornados for that matter) are actually free sources of kinetic energy. They are natural energy events, packed with Power (just what we need to run our energy consuming devices) and just waiting to be tapped by the innovation of mankind. And I can predict with certainty that such power systems will be created as we seek energy from other sources.
Imagine a fleet of large wind turbines mounted to floatable rigs that can be moved in a matter of days to stand in front of a hurricane that is approaching an area of coastline. Not only will these wind turbines generate energy from the hurricane's natural power source, but they could also be designed to dissipate the hurricane's energy before it ever reaches the shoreline, thus saving the city.
There is already a patent for such a system. It only takes the innovation and engineering excellence, along with financial backers, to make it happen.
RMT
So many people are hemming and hawing and worrying about how it will devastate the economy, and there are going to be "oil wars". But at the same time there are futurists, scientists, and innovators who are looking at the lesson of Katrina and seeing future opportunities for new sources of energy and how to tap into them.
One cannot argue the fact that hurricanes (and tornados for that matter) are actually free sources of kinetic energy. They are natural energy events, packed with Power (just what we need to run our energy consuming devices) and just waiting to be tapped by the innovation of mankind. And I can predict with certainty that such power systems will be created as we seek energy from other sources.
Imagine a fleet of large wind turbines mounted to floatable rigs that can be moved in a matter of days to stand in front of a hurricane that is approaching an area of coastline. Not only will these wind turbines generate energy from the hurricane's natural power source, but they could also be designed to dissipate the hurricane's energy before it ever reaches the shoreline, thus saving the city.
There is already a patent for such a system. It only takes the innovation and engineering excellence, along with financial backers, to make it happen.
RMT