With the understanding that quantities of fossil fuels are depleting, consumers and power producers talk about the benefits of wind power. While there are a few positive things about wind energy, their negative aspects outweigh the good qualities. Negative aspects such as inefficiency, poor location, size, and demanding upkeep hinder wind power from expanding. With all of the undesirable traits of wind power there is no reason for researchers, and engineers to continue investing time, money, and energy into harvesting wind power. Wind power has been harnessed as an energy source long before it was developed to produce electricity. During the Industrial Revolution, wind power was used to, “pump water, grind grain, saw lumber, and even turn carousels”(Chamberlain). With this being said, people now had easier lives due to the expansion and mechanisation of wind. These tasks also led to fewer jobs, as machines could now take the place of laborers in these businesses and even slaves or indentured servants. Before wind power was used in this form, water was the driving force behind these types of mechanisms. With wind being able to be used, sawmills, and other businesses could now be located in different areas, since they were now not reliant of the current of a river. The development did not stop at that. According to Fritz, Moses Farmer, an electrical engineer, developed a generator that produced power from windmills in 1860(1). The developments to continued
One of the fastest growing energy sources in the world, wind power is a globally advantageous renewable resource.
Energy is considered as one of the most important factor to run the world. Most of the energy or large part of it are generated by the fossil fuel, which are being used from a long time which are causing a major problem in environmental and the damage done is not reversible. As the fossil fuel are damaging and are also limited in quantity available, so the need of alternate energy was needed. Wind energy is considered as low effects on the environment and growing faster day by day which is considered as quarter in last few decades. The process of capturing is considered as easy as and less damaging than the other energy sources. Wind power is taken
The most important aspect of wind energy is that is it a clean, renewable energy. Wind energy does not release any damaging products that contribute to climate change, unlike fossil fuels (Bernard). The production of wind turbines, maintenance, and harnessing the energy provides many opportunities and jobs for people who desperately need it. Wind energy also provides income for those with no experience in the field. Property owners can rent a piece of their land to wind energy companies in exchange for money, while individuals who own their own wind turbines can sell extra energy harvested by their turbines to electrical companies for money. The cost in wind turbines is at an all-time low and is steadily decreasing since, so the investment in wind energy is worthwhile (“Low Cost of Solar Power…”).
Today, we have what is known as wind turbines. These large structures are used as a renewable and free energy source. The way a wind turbine works is very simple. As the wind blows, it moves the blades, which then turns a generator and makes electricity. These wind turbines are only a small source of energy because they work about 65 to 90 percent of the time. When many wind turbines are placed together in one area, it is known as a wind farm. The majority of wind farms are found in Texas and California. Wind farms are hoped to be spread all across the country to become a more prominent source of energy that is not only renewable, but also free.
The first one world issue that can be considered is environmental. Wind energy is beneficial to the environment, as it does not produce any waste, pollution and greenhouse gases. It has been found that the emissions eliminated in a year from generating electricity using a 1 megawatt wind turbine is over 1500 tons of carbon dioxide, 6.5 tons of sulfur dioxide, 3.2 tons of nitrogen oxides, and 60 pounds of mercury (“About Wind Energy: Factsheets”)—substances that are either greenhouse gases or cause negative health effects (“Health”) (“Basic Information”), or both (“Nitrogen Oxides (NOx)”. Wind turbines also don’t require water to prevent overheating, unlike other ways of producing energy. However, wind turbines can effect the environment negatively because they can ruin the landscape, as areas with high wind energy potential are usually very scenic. In addition to this, they can still cause noise pollution even though modern technology has allowed them to become quieter (Cruden 46).
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.
Wind Turbines and wind energy have been proven to be helpful, in the fact that it is a renewable resource. There is always a downside to something good, even with something that seems perfect. There are a few downsides to wind turbines themselves, some being environmental problems. I expected
One of the most important environmental advantages of wind energy to the air that it is a renewable source of energy. Indeed, wind is one of the natural phenomena on the surface of the ground that people deal with on a daily basis. Therefore, wind power is clean and renewable forms of energy, and it can be utilized in several aspects. For example, it can be converted into electrical energy through turbines and into mechanical energy by using windmills. In addition, wind power is used to move the windmills for grinding grain, as well as in the transfer of water, but
Ever since recorded history, people had the ability to use wind as a source of energy. Wind power was been used to propel boats along rivers as early as 5000 B.C. At 200 B.C., China used windmills to pump water, while in Persia and the Middle East used vertical-axis windmills with woven reed sails were grinding grain. (history-wind-energy, energy.gov) Eventually, discoveries for wind energy became vast. Plethora of ideas developed. During the 11th century, the Middle
Electricity is a necessary part of our daily lives. Americans rely on it to perform many common tasks, such as cooking food, heating homes, and powering computers. For many years fossil fuels have been the primary energy source, but due to climate change concerns and dwindling supplies it is time to change direction and focus on a new energy source. Other possible energy sources are biomass, geothermal, hydropower, nuclear, and solar, but the most promising source for the future is wind energy because it is renewable, cost-effective, clean, widely available, and good for the
Historically, wind energy was not used widely. The few individuals who invested in wind energy used it for a pump of water and posho-mills. This shows how the world has evolved with increasing requirement of energy. The initial production of energy that includes production using water, coal among other sources, the energy is not sufficient with new developments and inventions to the use of wind energy. When compared to hydro-electric energy, wind energy is not seasonal. In the arid and semi-arid areas, wind energy can be produced in large scale because of the lack of water that can be used for the production of hydro-electric energy. Hydro-electric energy may not be available at all times due to the change in climatic conditions. In both wet and dry periods, wind energy is always available as for the production requires high-velocity winds.
In the society we live in today, many people have the misconception that there is a never-ending supply of energy available for our wasteful use. However, people must realize that the fossil fuels that we have come to depend on for our energy are quickly being depleted. There are several renewable energy resources, most of which come from the sun, that are available for our use. One of these abundant energy resources is the wind. By taking advantage of the wind, and harnessing its power to supply useful energy, people can ensure that they will have energy for as long as the sun continues to heat the earth.
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.
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
Wind energy is essentially the conversion of the kinetic energy from air molecules in motion to mechanical energy which is generally then converted into electrical energy. People have used wind power since 700 AD in