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Description of Energy Source

Fun Facts

How It's Stored/Released

Wind energy is made from an energy conversion in which turbines convert the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical or electrical energy that can be used for power.

  • Wind turbines are big. Wind turbine blades average over 170 feet long, and turbine towers average over 270 feet tall -- about the height of the Statue of Liberty.
  • By 2050, the United States has the potential to create 600,000 jobs, save consumers $149 billion, and save 260 billion gallons of water by continuing to increase the amount of wind energy that powers our homes, schools and businesses.
  • The United States’ wind power capacity surpassed 82 gigawatts at the end of 2016, making it the largest renewable generation capacity in the United States. That’s enough electricity to power more than 20 million average American homes.

Work Cited

Environmental Impacts

Future of the Source

Advantages

Disadvantages

Wind energy is stored in various ways after being created by turbines:

  • Battery Storage: Lead acid batteries work well because they have a high electrical output charging efficiency.
  • Compressed Air: Uses excess power to compress air, this is usually stored in large above-ground tanks
  • Hydrogen Fuel Cells: A hydrogen generator is used to electrolyze water using power from the turbine, storing hydrogen and converting it back to electricity

The electricity generated from a wind farm travels to a transmission substation, where it is stepped up to a high voltage. It is then distributed along the electricity grid power lines to the consumer.

Wind power has a definite place in the future of the generation of electricity, especially as it is the most inexpensive form of harvesting electrical power.

  • https://www.azocleantech.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=488
  • http://windeis.anl.gov/guide/basics/
  • https://energy.gov/eere/wind/articles/top-10-things-you-didnt-know-about-wind-power
  • https://www.mtholyoke.edu/~walch20l/classweb/wp/thefuture.html
  • Free and Renewable Source
  • Non-Polluting
  • Clean
  • Little effect on the environment
  • Long-term electricity benefits
  • High Initial Investment
  • Noise Pollution
  • Aesthetic (Visual) Impact
  • Intermittent
  • Remote Land
  • Alternative Usage of Land (agriculture)

Researchers are finding ways to create wind turbines by not using land needed and integrating it into society effetively.

Comparatively to fossil fuel energy, wind energy has minimal impact on the environment.

However, there is noise pollution and aesthetic/visual impact as birds and bats die as they run through the motors.

Where it's Found

Wind energy is primarily harvested through wind turbines.

These turbines are found in large plains, usually farm land. These turbines work most efficiently in locations with consistent high wind speeds.

Wind Energy

By: Ajay and Sunny

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