A friend of mine is traveling, doing a river cruise in Europe. Today she toured some windmill structures in Holland that also housed families. It made me stop and think.
Just imagine such structures here in the United States. Imagine living in a structure like that. Would it be so different from living in a lighthouse? Maybe the idea could catch on, appealing to history buffs and those with romantic, imaginative inclinations.
Wind power is everything right now, for which I’m thankful. I suppose those giant wind turbines that are sprouting up everywhere are most efficient at producing electrical power from wind. But what if we thought outside the box.
Suppose there was a movement to produce human scaled windmill structures like the traditional type in Holland, with living space designed inside. Each one could possibly be self sufficient, generating enough electricity to run itself.
Just imagine.
We could tackle two problems at once: clean energy and affordable housing to combat homelessness. Wouldn’t that be something?
Elon Musk…are you listening?
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