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Unusual sources of energy

Tornados

An unexpected source of energy

By Nadeen Hazem

Many of us very limited ideas when it comes to identifying alternative sources of energy. And when we do start thinking of new sources of energy, we usually say solar energy or wind energy. However, many innovative scientists realized that with the everyday consumption of the sources of energy we have today, there are hardly any left for future generations. So they started looking for alternative sources of energy that are both eco-friendly and effective.

One unusually type of alternative energy is the power of tornados. Canadian Engineer Louis Michaud believes that, by creating artificial tornados, he can use the rapid rotation to power up wind turbines inside the chamber inlets. This could generate enough electricity to power up a small town (WebEcoist).