Wind Energy

By Elijah Nordhoff and Joey Aist

Introduction

What is wind?
The perceptible natural movement of air.

History

1887, Glasgow, Scotland 1887, Ohio, USA 1890s, Askov, Denmark

History

1970s, Ohio, USA 1980, New Hampshire, USA 1991, Vindeby, Denmark

Windmill Design

A windmill captures wind energy and then uses a generator to convert it to electrical energy

Main Components
1. Foundation 2. Tower 3. Nacelle 4. Rotor Blade 5. Hub

Advantages

Wind blows 24 hours a day Wind energy is a domestic renewable energy that has no pollution and very little effect on the environment The cost of wind energy is decreasing as the growing interest in renewable resources are increasing

Process of Wind to Power

Step 1

Rotating generator converts wind energy to electricity

Step 2

Transformer increases voltage for transmission to substation

Step 3

Substation increases voltage for transmission over long distances

Step 4

Transmitted to grid, or for personal use

Turbine size: large

Able to deliver electricity at lower costs Well suited for offshore wind plants In areas where it is difficult to find sites, one large turbine uses the wind extremely efficiently

Turbine size: small

More suitable for local grids More economically friendly costs Landscape considerations

Striking facts

As of now, the U.S. contains enough usable wind resources to produce more electricity than we currently use. Recent studies show that each billion kilowatt-hours of annual wind energy generation creates around 450 jobs.

Questions?
Support Alaskas local wind energy

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