The True Values Of Wind Power

As fast as there are positive reports about alternative energy, particularly wind energy, out come the opponents with negative news, be it frozen turbines or that wind power simply don’t work. Most of it actually is rubbish and one only has to take a look at successful wind farm installations, plenty of which are personal, to find out how favorable they are.

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Here’s a list of facts everybody should now about wind power :

The world has an abundance of wind.  In theory wind power available in the atmosphere is much greater than current world energy consumption. The most comprehensive study As of 2005 found the potential of wind power on land and near-shore to be 72 TW, equivalent to 54,000 Mtoe (million tons of oil equivalent) per year, or over five times the world’s current energy use in all forms. The potential takes into account only locations with mean annual wind speeds ≥ 6.9 m/s at 80 m. The study assumes six 1.5 megawatts, 77 m diameter turbines per square kilometer on roughly 13% of the total global land area (though that land would also be available for other compatible uses such as farming). The authors acknowledge that many practical barriers would need to be overcome to reach this theoretical capacity. The unique landscape of our nation creates intense microclimates in which wind becomes a significant influence in our lives. The Lower Mainland -with its radical topographic diversity, ranging from oceanic coastlines to steep-sided fjords and low-lying grasslands to rocky peaks -is no exception. The local Squamish Winds are one example. (SOURCE: WIKIPEDIA)

Wind is an emission and waste-free resource. With many sorts of energy -even those that are ostensibly green -there is a trade-off: how much waste is needed to generate it? A heat pump, for instance, requires electrical energy to run the pump. The production of wind energy, in contrast, is a direct and neutral venture.

Wind power infrastructure leaves a tiny footprint. To power, a country like Canada would only take five per cent of Canada’s land. Wind could be a nimble technology. Compared with other forms of energy that may need an enormous transmission infrastructure ( like power lines ), the character of wind technology permits wind turbines to be found near to the end-user.

Timing is all. Wind speeds often increase as the day unfolds, meaning wind power provides clean power at a period of heightened energy demand. The same is applicable to winter -seasonal tempests happen at the precise time folks need extra energy to heat their houses. Wind Can Transform An Economy. Wind power benefits agricultural areas that have been impacted by steady declines in the rural or logging sectors by providing revenue to landowners who host “farms” of turbines.

Turbines are relatively cheap. While by no means unimportant, in relation to other technologies the cost of setting up turbines makes it the most inexpensive source of alternative energy One Time Cost. There are no continuing fuel expenses associated with the operation of a wind turbine.

The National Geographic says industry experts predict that if this pace of growth continues, by 2050 the answer to one-third of the world’s electricity needs will be found blowing in the wind.

The Wind Turbine For Tourists

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The Eye of the Wind Turbine includes a glass-enclosed observation tower 65 meters in the air.