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With the development of technology, the need for energy is increasing at a very high pace. Enough methods should be there in order to generate energy and cater the power requirements of the world. Wind power is growing faster than ever. According to several scientists, it is even possible to have so many wind turbines, which can steal each other’s wind. Now you may wonder how on earth this can happen. The above mentioned scenario has been proven from scientists, so it is worth to pay our attention towards that.

During the past few decades, some sailboat captains have experience a similar phenomenon and they have named it “dirty air.” When you are sailing the direct downwind of another sailboat on sea, you will experience a slowdown in the speed. It is because the leading sailboat creates a vortex of air when the wind spills off its sails. Therefore, sailors often consider dirty air as reduced power.

From the scientific experiments, it has been identified that blades in wind turbines also give life to dirty air. This can be considered as the main reason why engineers keep a considerable amount of space in between them. However, this method will not be practical due to the significant rise of wind turbines. In order to cater the increasing demand for power in United States, the number of required wind turbines has to be increased from 45,000 to 100,000. If they increase the wind turbines to 100,000, all the wind turbines will have to experience the negative effects of dirty air.

The answer to this question has become a puzzle for all the atmospheric scientists out there in United States. That is the reason why scientists spend a lot of time and money on looking for the saturation point of wind. When the wind exceeds its saturation point, it will get dirty, so that there is no point in creating a new wind turbine. Unfortunately, that point is still a hypothetical one. Some scientists say that the amount of wind turbines that exist in US are not enough to be used in calculating the saturation point of wind.

The only practical solution available at the moment to get rid of this condition is to spread out the wind farms as much as possible. This can reduce the impact that they create on each other. But creates the inevitable problem of where? And how much?

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Countries around the world are planning to take action against environmental population and other related issues that take place as a result of fossil fuel emissions. In fact, several countries have gone as far as to implement different measures in order to reduce the carbon dioxide pollution. Carbon tax is one such initiative taken by the UK government.

Carbon tax can simply be defined as a direct tax that is levied on a business, which emits carbon dioxide. Usually, carbon dioxide is emitted as a natural byproduct of fossil fuel combustion. Therefore, it is clear that a large number of companies around the UK are eligible to pay this tax on a regular basis. It can also be defined as a pollution tax, which has the intention to penalize the businesses which causes high carbon dioxide emissions. Before imposing the carbon tax, the government measures the amount of fossil fuels that a company uses and it is taxed according to the usage. Therefore, the companies which contribute a lot towards the environmental pollution will have to pay a large amount of money for the carbon tax.

The primary objective of carbon tax is to encourage businesses to think about their production methods and find alternatives for fossil fuels. The two fold benefits that a business can experience from this include spending a lesser amount on carbon tax and creating a positive image to the public. From the recent researches, it has been identified that many people prefer to purchase products from a company which makes products using environmentally friendly methods. However, carbon tax provides businesses with a choice. They can either continue to use fossil fuels while paying higher taxes or think about alternative options and reduce the amount of taxes.

According to the UK government, it is believed that the results of carbon tax will contribute a lot towards making this world a healthy place to live. In addition, it will be beneficial for the businesses as well, because they can seek the assistance of cheaper alternatives. Then they can use that money as a capital investment; invest in new products, operations or services. However, the developing countries in the world also contribute a lot towards the environmental pollution and it is high time for those countries to think about carbon tax. Environmental pollution is associated with a wide array of harmful results and it is essential for all of us to think about green energy sources. The carbon tax is a great motivational factor, which can help people to stop using fossil fuels for energy requirements.

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The process of extracting rare-earth metals is very disruptive to the environment. The rare earth elements are mined using the open pit mining technique which involves the opening of the surface of the earth using heavy equipment and machinery. During the refining process, there are a lot of byproducts let out into the atmosphere thus polluting it. Extracting rare earth elements is a complex process which involves the use of various acids, solvents and other chemical based materials. There is enormous water and energy consumption during the entire process. The entire procedure can produce large amounts of waste water, waste gas and other forms of waste residue.

On February 10, 2014, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology of China issued the Cleaner Production Technology Promotion Plan for the Rare Earth Industry. According to the Plan, China aims to speed up the industrial application and promotion of the process of separation of low-carbon and low-sodium free ammonia nitrogen rare earth oxide and purification technology along with finalizing the demonstration of the industrial application of rare earth metal ore. This is done in order to reduce the acid-base requirement in rare earth melting and the separation process thus improving the comprehensive use of the rare-earth resources by 2017.

The Chinese government has insisted that the relevant departments should speed up the implementation and promotion of the rare earth advanced clean production technology application for the betterment of the environment. The industrial technological level of China, in the process of rare earth mining, smelting and separating has made prompt progress in this sector. The implementation of this plan can save 120,000 tons of hydrochloric acid, 373,000 tons of sodium hydroxide or 50,000 tons of ammonia per year. The implementation of the Cleaner Production Technology Promotion Plan for the Rare Earth Industry is a priority for the country’s government.

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Based in California, Stanford Magnets has been involved in the R&D and sales of licensed Rare-earth permanent magnets, Neodymium magnets and SmCo magnets, ceramic magnets, flexible magnets and magnetic assemblies since the mid of 1980s. We supply all these types of magnets in a wide range of shapes, sizes and grades.

The plethora of wind farms added to the U.S. power grid in recent years clearly indicates the rapidly growing demand of wind power. But it is important to know what number is the limit. The scientists believe that with so many turbines running, they might start to lose power instead of generating as they begin to steal the wind created by each other.

This is similar to the experience that is faced by the sailboat captains. If the sailing is done directly downward of another boat, then there is a slowdown. This phenomenon is known as “dirty air”. The reason behind it is that the lead boat tends to create a stormy twister of air behind it when the wind spills as the boat sails. If there is “dirty air” it means there is less power. In a Similar fashion the blades of wind turbines produce dirty.

Scientists have designed computer replications to understand what happens at huge wind farms. It is reported that if the wind power is to be increased to supply a major fraction of the energy demand of the world, then these “dirty air” effects will be a matter of concern but exactly how much it will matter is still unknown. This scenario has almost become a riddle for the atmospheric scientists. One must ask when the wind is so “dirty” then what is the point in building an additional turbine?

In order to reach the capacity point, vast wind farms have to be present with thousands of square miles full of turbines. Currently there are 45,000 big turbines in the U.S. and that is not at all problematic. According to the calculations of the atmospheric scientist Mark Jacobson, millions of turbines are required to get the serious amount of wind. As more and more wind farms will be set up, the complications will definitely increase. Currently, wind fulfils about 3.5 percent of the electricity requirement in the U.S. According to the wind association, the goal is to raise that to 20 percent by the year 2030. This implies that 75,000 more wind turbines are required. Therefore, it is important to place the machines at a reasonable distance, to avoid this phenomenon.

About Stanford Magnets. http://www.stanfordmagnets.com/

Based in California, Stanford Magnets has been involved in the R&D and sales of licensed Rare-earth permanent magnets, Neodymium magnets and SmCo magnets, ceramic magnets, flexible magnets and magnetic assemblies since the mid of 1980s. We supply all these types of magnets in a wide range of shapes, sizes and grades.

Without a doubt, wind power is taking the lead as not only a renewable energy with a much lessened environmental impact, but it is also edging out the competition from fossil fuels with the distinct ability to lessen the impact on the wallet. Fossil fuel consumption, headed by traditional fuel sources such as oil and natural gas, are falling to the way side as having a significant difference in price point per megawatt hour.

Recent studies show that oil costs roughly A$143 per megawatt hour to utilize, while natural gas costs A$116, and none of these numbers derive from theoretical new plants that have instituted state of the art efficiency programming. Wind power comes well below the mark at A$80 per megawatt hour. Consumers can immediately realize a power consumption cost saving of nearly 50%.

Chinese wind power manufacturers are currently reviewing capabilities in the land down under, looking for more ways to increase efficiency quotients to pull more energy from existing wind turbines. New technologies are also improving efficiency, so it is conceivable costs could decrease even further.

Last November, AGL Ltd. announced it expected an influx of energy production with the completion of the Macarthur wind farm in Victoria. The A$1 billion dollar facility will be one of the largest projects under AGL’s umbrella, Australia’s largest developer of renewable energy projects. This led the company to halt construction of a gas fired power plant in New South Wales, as the shift and viability of costs made little sense when compared with output from wind farms. The company is clearly shifting its focus, and the world’s energy providers are paying attention.

Australia maintains a growing number of renewable resource energy productions, drawn primarily from wind power as well as solar arrays. This feed accounts of over 9% of the country’s energy production, and it is set to increase dramatically in the coming years.

Industry leaders are realizing cost efficiencies have a domino effect from the increased usage of renewable energy production in Australia, as there is no sludge residue as with coal and oil to contended with, therefore no clean up or storage costs. Solar and wind do not need an extensive network of supply feeds to power their respective plants, and there are no environmental impacts to wild life and residential consumers along the energy transfer path.

Based in California, Stanford Magnets has been involved in the R&D and sales of licensed Rare-earth permanent magnets, Neodymium magnets and SmCo magnets, ceramic magnets, flexible magnets and magnetic assemblies since the mid of 1980s. We supply all these types of magnets in a wide range of shapes, sizes and grades.