Category Archives: Winds

About Wind Energy

Posted on September 11, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Wind energy converts kinetic energy that is present in the wind into more useful forms of energy such as mechanical energy or electricity. Wind energy is a pollution-free, infinitely sustainable form of energy. It doesn’t use fuel; it doesn’t produce … Continue reading →

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Sirocco

Posted on July 7, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Sirocco, scirocco, jugo or, rarely, siroc is a Mediterranean wind that comes from the Sahara and reaches hurricane speeds in North Africa and Southern Europe. It is known in North Africa by the arabic word qibli (قبلی i.e. “coming from … Continue reading →

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Solar Winds

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

The solar wind is a stream of charged particles—a plasma—that are ejected from the upper atmosphere of the sun. It consists mostly of electrons and protons with energies of about 1 keV. These particles are able to escape the sun’s … Continue reading →

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Chinook wind

Posted on July 6, 2008 by Rashid Faridi

Chinook winds, often just called chinooks, is now normally a reference to foehn winds in the interior West of North America, where the Canadian Prairies and Great Plains meet various mountain ranges, although the original usage is in reference to … Continue reading →

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