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A windmill drives a fluid pump which operates a hydraulic motor. In one embodiment, the mechanical output of the hydraulic motor operates a heat pump employed for heating and/or cooling purposes. In another embodiment, the fluid discharge from the hydraulic motor is recirculated through a fluid rese

A windmill drives a fluid pump which operates a hydraulic motor. In one embodiment, the mechanical output of the hydraulic motor operates a heat pump employed for heating and/or cooling purposes. In another embodiment, the fluid discharge from the hydraulic motor is recirculated through a fluid reservoir. The heat of the fluid in the reservoir, resulting from the inefficiency of the pump and the hydraulic motor, is employed for heating purposes.

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A system for extracting useful energy from the wind, comprising: pump means having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, fluid driven power means having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a mechanical output, reservoir means for holding an operating fluid, conduit means for providing fluid communication

A system for extracting useful energy from the wind, comprising: pump means having a fluid inlet and a fluid outlet, fluid driven power means having a fluid inlet, a fluid outlet, and a mechanical output, reservoir means for holding an operating fluid, conduit means for providing fluid communication from said fluid outlet of said pump means to said fluid inlet of said fluid driven power means; from said fluid outlet of said fluid driven power means to said reservoir; and from said reservoir to said fluid inlet of said pump means, a windmill for operating said pump means for pumping fluid from said reservoir to said fluid driven power means for operation thereof, temperature conditioning means having a compressor means adapted to be driven by said mechanical output of said fluid driven power means, and means coupled to said reservoir for utilizing the heat of said operating fluid in said reservoir and resulting in part from the inefficiency of said pump means and from said fluid driven power means.