Literature Review : The Individual Project

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.

Today many people are anxious about energy for the future, as it seems realistic that petroleum energy will someday run out and since some environmental problems caused by petroleum use are getting worse. As alternatives to today’s main energy source, oil, some others have been proposed already, such as solar, water, biomass, and nuclear. Wind Power is the one of the ways that has the biggest potential and is the most practical. And it is predicted to play an important role in electrical generation for the new era. But to think wind power will be the dominant energy source can be too optimistic. How will wind power be used? To what extent will wind power take the place of petroleum? We can find the answers

The United States is the world’s largest energy consumer with about five percent of the world’s population using eighteen percent of the energy, a staggering statistic from the U.S Energy Information Administration, which causes a search for a long-term solution that is both efficient and environmentally conscience (Energy Information Administration).Fossil fuels, which the world depends on for much of its energy production, will not last forever and a renewable source of energy is needed. Thankfully, a solution, wind energy is in sight with the modernization of an old technology that goes back hundreds of years. Wind energy is a form of solar energy; as sure as the sun will shine, the wind will blow and this energy can be harnessed. Opposition to wind energy claim that there are many risks and problems with the system, and would not be feasible on a large scale and which is why the technology was abandoned for fossil fuels. New wind energy technology, however, will replace non-renewable energy sources as an environmentally friendly, sustainable and economic energy source.

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.

One of the fastest growing energy sources in the world, wind power is a globally advantageous renewable resource.

One of the great parts about wind energy is that it has a large amount of positives to the environment and hardly any negative effects. Because wind energy uses the wind for the energy there is no emissions generated from the energy produced. It is estimated that the use of one million kWh of wind power can save around 600 tons of carbon dioxide emissions (Saidur, Rahim, Islam, & Solangi, 2011). Therefore, it is easy to see that the widespread use of wind power can help mitigate climate change. This is critical to help stop climate change and the United States is uniquely positioned to be the leader in curbing climate. When the United States starts heavily investing in alternative energy sources other countries will likely follow suit, which will be key to reducing global emissions.

Wind energy is one of the cheapest forms of renewable energy sources. “ In 2013, the cost of generating one kilowatt hour of wind power was said to be about four cents as compared to five cents for hydropower and fifteen cents for nuclear power” (Environmental Encyclopedia). The operational cost for wind energy is also very low. The price for wind energy is steadily decreasing. “Prices have decreased over 80% since 1980 and are expected to keep decreasing” (Energy Informative).

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.

According to DePoy and Gitlin (2015) the decisions a researcher makes to engage in research is driven by purpose. Harrist, Thompson, and Norris’s (2007) decided to engage in the purpose of extending researchers’ understanding of quality child care by listening to the ideas of various perspectives that are usually not heard. Although the purpose is briefly mentioned in the abstract of the study, it is not truly discussed until the end of the literature review. It is clear and it is stated in a summary of the literature review. By conducting a study with different perspectives over what quality child care is, improvements could be made in this area to give children better opportunities to learn and develop.

One of the positives of wind power is that there is huge potential. If all of the energy of surface wind energy was extracted it would be well more than the total amount of power the world uses (1). Another positive is the cost of operations of the wind turbines. The cost of operating wind turbines are very low to maintain. After an original cost the turbine, annual costs of maintaining turbines are only 3% of the initial cost of the turbine (2). The main reason wind turbines are being used is because it is clean energy. The energy from wind turbines is not destructive to the environment

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.

This research topic involves the study of environmental science. The following characteristics of wind power and hydropower will be discussed: background information that includes definitions and previous research, how wind

For this last case study, we focus on the topic of wind power, the details of the Catamount Energy and the Glebe Mountain Wind Farm Case, and the importance of wind power around the world. It was very interesting learning about the history of the wind power and how it made an impact in the world. To start it off, it is important to understand the significance of wind power and how it plays in important role in this case study. The earliest appearance of wind power was traced back to 2000 BC in ancient Babylon. It was used to grind grain and pump water. Over the next thousand years, windmills began to spread to the Islamic world, China, and India. The usage of windmills traveled to the western world during the medieval times and slowly began to adapt for use of irrigation canals. During the 19th century, the steam based railway system had made its introduction to the world, while using windmills to pump water into train engines. In Europe, windmills were the primary energy source during the 19th century until the steam engine came through. Then during the early and mid 1950s, that 's when government efforts to extend this windmill power grid to every American household ended the market for these machines. In record, the first largest windmill usage to generate electricity was built in Cleveland, Ohio in 1888 by a man named Charles F. Brush. The Brush windmill was successful and for over twenty years it is being operated. A Dane, Pou La court designed the first wind machine

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