Kangwon Wind Farm

Pyeongchang, Gangkwon-do, South Korea

It uses wind as a resource to generate electricity

Where does wind power come from?

• occurs naturally
• renewable & consistent resource that can't be measured accurately
• wind plants can use as much wind as they get

resource used to generate power

• actual resource only 15~30% of the actual nominal power
• part 1: 28,000 kw, part 2: 20,000 kw, part 3: 50,000 kw

245 GW.h (equivalent of 2500 hours of full load/ year) of electricity is generated per year

environmental effects

• POSITIVES: renewable, no pollution, comparatively safer than explosive nuclear plants
• NEGATIVES: can kill birds, land needs to be cleared, soil & ground damage