WIND POWER

WHAT IS IT ?

• Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy
• Using wind turbines to make electrical power, windmills for mechanical power
• windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships.
• It is very consistent from year to year
• but has significant variation over shorter time scales

USEFUL

• Wind power, as an alternative to fossil fuels, is plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean
• produces no greenhouse gas emissions during operation and uses little land
• Remote areas that are not connected to the electricity power grid can use wind turbines
• to produce their own supply
• Renewable and sustainable

DOWNSIDES

• The strength of the wind is not constant, this mean wind turbines
• do not produce the same amount of energy at all time
• Wind turbines are noisy
• Only produce considerable amount of energy
• Cost a lot of money to build and aquire one

EFFECTS ON ENVIRONMENT

• generally less problematic than those from other power sources.
• The environmental impact of wind power is relatively minor in terms of pollution
• Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources
• Impact wild life, like birds or bats
• Localized impact on night-time temperatures and weather