Wind power harnesses the kinetic energy of wind to generate mechanical or electrical power. During the day, warmer air over land rises, causing cooler air to rush in and create wind. Wind power is a renewable source that provides electricity without pollution. Wind turbines convert the mechanical energy of wind into electrical energy through rotation. While wind power has advantages such as being free and clean, it also has disadvantages like being unreliable when there is little wind and creating noise pollution.
Wind power harnesses the kinetic energy of wind to generate mechanical or electrical power. During the day, warmer air over land rises, causing cooler air to rush in and create wind. Wind power is a renewable source that provides electricity without pollution. Wind turbines convert the mechanical energy of wind into electrical energy through rotation. While wind power has advantages such as being free and clean, it also has disadvantages like being unreliable when there is little wind and creating noise pollution.
Wind power harnesses the kinetic energy of wind to generate mechanical or electrical power. During the day, warmer air over land rises, causing cooler air to rush in and create wind. Wind power is a renewable source that provides electricity without pollution. Wind turbines convert the mechanical energy of wind into electrical energy through rotation. While wind power has advantages such as being free and clean, it also has disadvantages like being unreliable when there is little wind and creating noise pollution.
Wind power harnesses the kinetic energy of wind to generate mechanical or electrical power. During the day, warmer air over land rises, causing cooler air to rush in and create wind. Wind power is a renewable source that provides electricity without pollution. Wind turbines convert the mechanical energy of wind into electrical energy through rotation. While wind power has advantages such as being free and clean, it also has disadvantages like being unreliable when there is little wind and creating noise pollution.
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BY ZUYAO AND ANGELA
WIND POWER WHAT IS WIND POWER? “Wind power” is a term used to describe the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity. Wind and waves are caused by the effects of the Sun. HOW IS WIND CREATED? At night, the winds are reversed because air cools more rapidly over land than it does over water.
During the day, air above land heats up
faster than air above water. Warm air expands and rises, causing heavier, cooler air to rush in and take its place, creating wind. RENEWABLE OR NON- RENEWABLE?
Wind power is renewable and it provides
electricity without burning any fuel or polluting the air. USES OF WIND POWER Grain Milling The wind’s energy is transferred via a system of shafts, cogs and belts. Grain is ground into meal.
Generating Electricity Wind turns the propeller of a turbine which spins a generator, creating electricity.
Pumping Water Water pumping windmills start lifting water when wind speed approaches 8-10 km/h. ENERGY TRANSFERS
Wind turbines transform mechanical
energy into electrical energy.
First it takes kinetic energy from air
and converts it to a rotary motion. This rotational energy is transferred by a shaft to the generator to produce electricity. ADVANTAGES FREE FUEL CLEAN
Wind turbines don’t Wind energy does not
Unreliable need to be fueled or contribute to climate connected to power. change.
ADVANCES IN NO DISRUPTION TECHNOLOGY TO FARMLAND
Wind turbine designs are Energy suppliers can build
extremely efficient in wind turbines on pre- harvesting energy. existing farmland and pay farm owners. DISADVANTAGES UNRELIABLE NOISY
Unreliable Speed of wind varies, so Wind turbines create lots on calm days no power is of noise pollution. produced.
DANGEROUS TO EXPENSIVE WILDLIFE
Wind turbines are often Birds or bats could be
hundreds of feet tall and injured if they run into the requires substantial blades of wind turbines. upfront investment. ANY QUESTIONS?
