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Wind Energy

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Wind Energy

By: Alexander, Colin and Viviana
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“A natural movement of air of any velocity; especially : the earth's air or the gas surrounding a planet in natural motion horizontally”
Merriam-Webster, 2015

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A History of Wind

as a power source
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The Egyptians

5000 B.C.
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The Chinese

200 B.C.
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The Persians

500 A.D.
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The British

1100 A.D.
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The Dutch

1300 A.D.
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The Americans

1800 A.D.
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A History of

Wind as an electrical generation method
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Wind electricity

  • Fastly developed in 20th century
  • Sidelined to cheap oil
  • NASA further developed turbine tech
  • California tax incentives
  • Continues to grow in Europe
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Types of Turbines

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Vertical Axis Wind Turbines (VAWTs)

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Horizontal Axis Wind Turbines (HAWTs)

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How It Works

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Types of Wind Power

  • Utility-Scale
  • Small
  • Offshore
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Who's Using iT?

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  • 95 Countries
  • Residential and commercial
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Top Countries Using Wind Energy

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Most Efficient Countries Using Wind Energy

  • US
  • India
  • Germany
  • France
  • Spain
  • UK
  • China
  • Denmark
  • Italy
  • Portugal
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In Canada

  • Provides 10425 mW of energy
  • 4% of demand
  • Around 2 million homes are powered with wind
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Scale and Capability

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Scale

  • The largest wind turbines can power 600 homes
  • At times, Denmark has been 100% wind
  • Wind turbines currently capture 59% of energy
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In Canada

  • Canada has 240 wind farms
  • Over 5689 turbines
  • Powers around 2 million houses
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Capability

  • Wind could power 2000% of the world
  • Most grids can be 20% wind powered without any change
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Pros and Cons

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Pros

  • No air pollution
  • High potential
  • Renewable
  • Space efficient
  • Low operating costs
  • Decreasing prices
  • Large scale
  • Domestic and commercial potential
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Cons

  • Danger to animals
  • Intermittent
  • Expensive to make
  • Noisy
  • Ugly
  • Have to be replaced
  • Infrasound
  • Impacts habitat
  • Flicker Zones
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Costs

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  • Main competitor is natural gas
  • US cost was 4c/kWh
  • Declined in cost by 90%
  • Cheaper than non-renewable in some areas
  • Cheaper with tax incentives
  • In Canada, average cost is 6.3c/kWh
  • While costs are rising, wind isn't accountable
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Future Uses

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  • 20% powered by wind
  • Airborne turbines (HAWP)
  • Laddermills
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In conclusion

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THANK YOU FOR LISTENING TO OUR PRESENTATION!

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Works used

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Works used

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