Wind energy is wind making energy it is found in the air. It is not a good idea because it doesn't always have wind.
We can use it wisely by putting them in windy climates or put it in a higher area for more wind to make energy.
PROS
➙ The biggest benefit of wind energy is that it generates electricity while not releasing any harmful pollutants or greenhouse gases as byproducts. This makes it a safe and clean source of energy.
➙ Wind energy is also one of the cheapest forms of energy available today and therefore it can be used by everyone. Financially, all it needs is a start-up investment in a wind turbine. If the conditions -- constant wind speed, constant unidirectional wind flow -- are ideal, the setup will start to pay for itself in just a few months.
➙ Farmers can not only use the electricity for themselves, but (in some countries, including the US) can also earn a surplus out of it, by providing electricity to others. If your turbines produce more electricity than you need, you can pass it into the grid and receive monetary concessions on your own power bill.
➙ Wind energy does not involve the use of any fossil fuels or non-renewable sources of energy like natural gas, coal or oil, during any operation. Even harvesting wind energy on a large scale in the form of massive wind farms doesn't require any raw material to be transported (apart from the turbines themselves), and thus don't require extensive usage of fossil fuels.
➙ Wind is a renewable, or never-ending resource. Therefore power cuts and power failures are almost non-existent in areas that rely upon wind power and have the ideal conditions to generate electricity
CONS
➙ Wind turbines can get damaged or completely destroyed if hit by a storm or a powerful lightning.
➙ Wind energy helps solve electricity problems up to a large extent, but it does not eliminate it completely. Producing large amounts of electricity from wind requires a large area. Wind energy units on most residential estates can only fulfill the electricity needs partially. Farmers, however, can have much better results by utilizing a sizable share of their land.
➙ Wind does not necessarily flow in the same speed all the time. Therefore, the production of electricity does not always remain consistent. There might be ups and downs depending upon the speed of the wind. This inconsistency in electricity production means that wind energy cannot maintain continuous production of large amounts of electricity, rendering it impracticable to be used to power cities. If paired with another source of energy, such as solar power, the fluctuations can be largely negated.
➙ There have been instances in the past where the rotating blades of the turbines have proved fatal for birds and bats that happened to hit it. Even so, this is a rare occurrence, since birds have an excellent eyesight, and bats' echolocation system is just as good, if not better.
➙ Wind turbines, on an average, make a sound of about 50-60 decibels. The slower the wind's speed, the louder is the sound produced. As the wind speed increases, the turbine functions more smoothly. Arguably, the constant drone can be considered a nuisance.
We can use it wisely by putting them in windy climates or put it in a higher area for more wind to make energy.
PROS
➙ The biggest benefit of wind energy is that it generates electricity while not releasing any harmful pollutants or greenhouse gases as byproducts. This makes it a safe and clean source of energy.
➙ Wind energy is also one of the cheapest forms of energy available today and therefore it can be used by everyone. Financially, all it needs is a start-up investment in a wind turbine. If the conditions -- constant wind speed, constant unidirectional wind flow -- are ideal, the setup will start to pay for itself in just a few months.
➙ Farmers can not only use the electricity for themselves, but (in some countries, including the US) can also earn a surplus out of it, by providing electricity to others. If your turbines produce more electricity than you need, you can pass it into the grid and receive monetary concessions on your own power bill.
➙ Wind energy does not involve the use of any fossil fuels or non-renewable sources of energy like natural gas, coal or oil, during any operation. Even harvesting wind energy on a large scale in the form of massive wind farms doesn't require any raw material to be transported (apart from the turbines themselves), and thus don't require extensive usage of fossil fuels.
➙ Wind is a renewable, or never-ending resource. Therefore power cuts and power failures are almost non-existent in areas that rely upon wind power and have the ideal conditions to generate electricity
CONS
➙ Wind turbines can get damaged or completely destroyed if hit by a storm or a powerful lightning.
➙ Wind energy helps solve electricity problems up to a large extent, but it does not eliminate it completely. Producing large amounts of electricity from wind requires a large area. Wind energy units on most residential estates can only fulfill the electricity needs partially. Farmers, however, can have much better results by utilizing a sizable share of their land.
➙ Wind does not necessarily flow in the same speed all the time. Therefore, the production of electricity does not always remain consistent. There might be ups and downs depending upon the speed of the wind. This inconsistency in electricity production means that wind energy cannot maintain continuous production of large amounts of electricity, rendering it impracticable to be used to power cities. If paired with another source of energy, such as solar power, the fluctuations can be largely negated.
➙ There have been instances in the past where the rotating blades of the turbines have proved fatal for birds and bats that happened to hit it. Even so, this is a rare occurrence, since birds have an excellent eyesight, and bats' echolocation system is just as good, if not better.
➙ Wind turbines, on an average, make a sound of about 50-60 decibels. The slower the wind's speed, the louder is the sound produced. As the wind speed increases, the turbine functions more smoothly. Arguably, the constant drone can be considered a nuisance.
We don't want this to happen again do we? I kind of fell sad for it.........