Road Farms

ROAD FARMS Author JP Vijaykumar Date Oct 17 2007 Energy Crisis ( Demand and supply of Energy) Our world mainly depends on fossil fuels and electrical energy for its energy requirements. Our dependency on fossil fuels is increasing alarmingly day by day. The world’s automobile industry mainly depends on fossil fuels. The day to day consumption of fossil fuels is growing in geometric progression. At this rate the global resources of fossil fuels will not last longer. Under these circumstances, finding alternative energy resources is our top priority. In the event, we run out of our fossil fuel resources, how prepared are we to meet the challenge of filling the energy gap. How comfortable are we to switch to electrical energy for all our requirements. Prelude Our quest for alternative energy resources is never ending. The search is focused on the generation of low cost energy in large quantities. The search for generating abundant low cost electrical energy is crucial for our development/growth. We are producing mechanical energy from Thermal Power, Nuclear Power, Hydel Power, Wind Power and Wave Power. This mechanical energy is used to run/rotate dynamos/turbines to convert into electrical energy.

A major portion of electrical energy is produced from Hydel Power, Nuclear Power and Thermal Power. Thermal Power is generated by burning coal/fossil fuels/natural gas.

But we are directly converting solar energy into electrical energy through photovoltaic cells. Solar energy is also used in heating. No matter, how electrical energy is generated, it carries a price tag. Every process has got its merits and demerits – the cost is too high, scarcity of raw materials, hazardous raw materials. Road Farms We are converting the movement of -air, through Wind Farms - waves, through Wave Farms - falling water, through Hydel Power projects into energy. Why not we convert the movement of people and vehicles into energy through Road Farms? A Road Farm is a Setup/Device/Arrangement that generates mechanical energy, when people or vehicles pass through it. A Road Farm is like a toll gate, when vehicles pass through it, the internal mechanism, convert the energy derived from the passing of people/vehicles into mechanical energy. Need for Road Farms Time and tide wait for none. In our search, we ignored an abundant resource to generate cheap electrical energy In this world, no matter, what happens, some things will never stop. - Time - Movement of people and materials Vehicles like cars, busses and trains move people and transport goods on land. Most of these vehicles(moving objects), generate do electrical energy internally. But can we generate the energy from the movement of these vehicles(Cars, Busses and Trains) while passing through the Road Farms. Yes we can tap this enormous energy resource. This direction will make the world self sufficient and make our environment echo friendly and reduce the dependency on fossil fuels Ancient Road Farms An old Indian agricultural implement, provides irrigation by a simple mechanism that lifts water from lower level to an upper elevation, by utilizing the energy from the motion of a person walking on a high rise platform. This is called yaatam in telugu, a south Indian language.

In a similar fashion, we can convert the energy of people and vehicles Bridge/Toll Gate/Intersection, into Electrical Energy using a Road Farm.

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Conclusion There are counties/countries in this world, without water, solar energy, nuclear power plants, thermal power plants. But there are no counties/countries in this world without people. People always move and transport goods. Developing on the Road Farms will help the world, third world countries in particular, a long way. The uses from the Road Farm application/implementation in our day to day life are endless References Backpack Power Generator http://www.vnunet.com/vnunet/news/2142161/boffins-power-generator Thermal Power Station http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thermal_power_station Hydro Electricity http://home.clara.net/darvill/altenerg/hydro.htm Solar Power http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solar_power Wave Power http://home.clara.net/darvill/altenerg/wave.htm Wind Energy: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power Water Wheel: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_wheel Yaatam http://www.eelavision.com/gallery/5000-8357.jpg