Design Constraints For The Wind Turbine Tower

With no doubt in mind the wind power plants are safer than most power providing resources. Providing clean energy for the human race and having a positive influence on climate change, the wind power industry is on a rise. With help from the government and with companies becoming more prominent on efficient energy, we could see an even bigger demand for wind power. Environmentally, the wind farms are one of the safest because of the low carbon and emission levels. Continuing are efforts to a safer future, the world is looking into wind farms more and more to help generate enough energy for the human

In a growing world, electricity production is becoming a problem due to coal fired electrical plants releasing millions of gallons of greenhouse gases, ecological problems with pollution in water, and health risks concerning workers and people living nearby. But with new technology and advances in renewable energy sources, wind energy is becoming one of the most popular energy sources for many states.

As the global supply of fossil fuels becomes steadily lower, need is growing for new energy sources that are beneficial to the environment and cost-effective. Wind power is one solution to this need. Wind turbines require significant investment, but are cost-efficient in the long term. If construction of turbines is sufficiently increased, the wind may be able to in the future provide a very major portion of global energy.

A total of 350 wind turbine units has been delivered to BP projects that when in operation will have a combined power generation of 560 MW

The wind turbine is taller than the Statue of Liberty and its blades are more than 100 feet wide. Local residents may not want such a tall structure at the top of the mountain.

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But there are problems, and maintenance that must be done on a regular basis. Problems can range from troubleshooting a connection all the way to a tower on fire. Some of the maintenance could include lubing up gears or cleaning the blades on the outside, or even updating software for connection between the towers. Without some of these scheduled can cause a catastrophic problem that could end up costing up to $500,000. According to a report made by John Clark, of the nawindpower.com site, “ In 2011 nearly 50% of the turbines in the US were out of date on technology, this is caused from constant updates on the turbines like smaller generators producing more or lightweight blades. Since these turbines are out of date that means more jobs for technicians since there is more maintenance needed, but also there are more “smarter” ones being built. There is more of a need for jobs in this industry, that is one of the few reasons why I decided to pursue this career.

In our world today, energy is needed to work our technologies and help us complete daily task. With a growing population, the demand for energy is very high. Harnessing the energy could sometimes be difficult and dangerous to ourselves and the environment. Fossil fuels and nuclear power are the most used types of energy in the United States. The problem with this is that the energy is limited, and harmful to the environment. Wind energy is an alternative renewable energy source that counters this problem, and is rapidly emerging in our world.

Sustainable Development Commission (United Kingdom) (SDC), (2005): Wind Power in the UK: A guide to the key issues surrounding onshore wind power development in the UK, Government of the United Kingdom, England. Available at: http://www.sdcommission.org.uk/

“A wind turbine is a machine for converting the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical energy”. (1) The inventor of the first electric wind turbine was Clevelander Charles Brush, who ran his entire Euclid Avenue mansion off of one for 20 years, which later made the cover of Scientific American in 1888. (2) Although the use of alternate energy didn't rise a great deal afterward, this event did open the eyes for many environmentalists. Wind power is only one of our several “energy source[s] whose ‘fuel’ is free and will never be exhausted” (3) with the pros and cons not completely weighed out as to whether it will be truly beneficial or not. The two main issues regarding wind turbines are the environmental effects that they have and the

Offshore wind power has become a need of the hour in renewable energy production due to the rising prices of oil and continually increasing demand for a separate energy sector. Offshore wind has the prospective to deliver at least four times the current U.S. demand of energy, as per mentioned by the Global Wind Energy Council. However, there are many challenges and advantages that are significant for us to comprehend.

We are facing an energy crisis on Earth. Burning fossil fuels are harming the atmosphere; this global warming and affects produces chemicals that hurt our body. People are starting to think about using alternative energy. Wind power would be our first choice, because it’s clean, inexhaustible and renewable. Today, wind power is mainly used in Europe. We believed wind power would be the main source of alternative energy for world use.

“Worldwide, hydropower facilities possess a significant amount of installed electric generating capacity. IEA statistics indicate that at the end of 2001 there was in excess of 450,000 MW of installed capacity within IEA member countries, with about half in Europe and half in North America. In addition to conventional hydropower, there is more than 80,000 MW of installed pumped-hydro capacity in IEA countries. In contrast, utility-scale wind power is relatively new in the electric market, but increasing rapidly” (Integration of Wind and Hydropower Systems)

Journal: Walter F. Deal, 2010, ‘Wind Power: An Emerging Energy Resource’, Technology and Engineering Teacher, pp. 9-15, viewed on September 12, 2011, retrieved from: http://search.proquest.com/docview/853062621/fulltextPDF/13255EC175479D10C7A/1?accountid=42518

Bilen et al., (2008:1531) predicted that global energy consumption will account for around 85% of the increase in world primary demand over 2002– 2030. The increasing of global energy demand happens the global stock of fossil fuel resources may be adequate for short term period, thus requiring the development of renewable energy sources, which would not decrease the stock of fossil fuel resources available for future generation. There is an increasing interest in the development of renewable energies such as biofuel and wind power, which have a great potential energy to produce enough power for the world’s population demand.