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Wind power is good renewable, clean and free

source of energy for power production

Reduce dependence on fossil fuels including
imported oils

Reduce emission of greenhouse gas and other
pollutant

One major concern is the noise can be improved

Intermittency and variability of the wind



WIND POWER

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a
useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to
make electrical power, windmills for mechanical
power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage,
or sails to propel ships.

Wind power, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is
plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean,
produces no greenhouse gas emissions during
operation and uses little lan
Wind power is very consistent from year to year but
has significant variation over shorter time scales. As
the proportion of windpower in a region increases, a
need to upgrade the grid, and a lowered ability to
supplant conventional production can occur.

Wind power in an open air stream is thus proportional
to the third power of the wind speed; the available
power increases eightfold when the wind speed
doubles. Wind turbines for grid electricity therefore
need to be especially efficient at greater wind speeds.
Large wind farms consist of hundreds of individual
wind turbines which are connected to the electric
power transmission network. For new constructions,
onshore wind is an inexpensive source of electricity,
competitive with or in many places cheaper than fossil
fuel plants. Small onshore wind farms provide
electricity to isolated locations.
Horizontal axis
- Primarily of the axial
flow types
- requires control
mechanism to take
account of variation
in wind direction

Vertical axis
- Can handle winds
from all directions
Single small turbines , below 100 kW are for
homes, water pumps, telecommunication
dishes, stand alone system remote use, off
grid location, hybrid applications, etc.

Utility scale turbines range in sizes from 100 kW to MW.
- Larger turbines are grouped together into a
wind farms which provide bulk power to the
electrical grid.





Globally, the long-term technical potential of wind
energy is believed to be five times total current global
energy production, or 40 times current electricity
demand, assuming all practical barriers needed were
overcome. This would require wind turbines to be
installed over large areas, particularly in areas of
higher wind resources, such as offshore.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Renewable_energy
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
http://wpe.ro