* Different ways to use wind power
* Theoretical possibilities
* Who uses wind power?
* A few pros
* Wind
* Gas particles move quickly
* Motion = kinetic energy
* Wind-electric turbine
* Blades capture kinetic energy
* Move
* Spin shaft between hub and generator
* Generator turns rotational energy into electricity
* Is wind energy efficient enough?
* How much can be generated then?
* Powering houses
* Cost efficiency
* Wind as a renewable energy source in Holland
* Wind farms in Holland
* Offshore wind farms
* Wind energy in Europe
* Largest wind farms in the world
* Health issues
* Animals could be affected
* Wind directions
* Different forms and sizes
* Very pricy
* No pollution/radioactive waste. Construction + installation has less environmental
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No need for supplies like fuel. When power lines break, wind power won’t lose
supply of electricity.
Can generate power for a large amount of households
No use of non-renewable resources like coal, gas or oil. Won’t contribute to
eventual thinning of these resources or environmental harm by using these.
Renewableunlimited. Comes from nuclear fusion on the sunwhen sun keeps
shining, we have wind energy on earth. Fossil fuels run out.
Can be done on most places (some more preferable than others)
Prices are decreasing and have decreased
People can produce it themselves at home, and companies can do this too and
some even sell it
Works together easily with other renewable energy methods like solar panels and
geothermal heating
* Some people have the opinion that wind turbines are destroying
the view because they are so tall and noticeable
* Wind turbines can be damaged in thunderstorms (lightning),
because of their tall shape, and when they need to be repaired it
costs a lot of money
* Birds can be killed when they fly between the blades of a wind
turbine
* Wind turbines can make noise, especially when there isn’t much
wind
* Wind is unpredictable, so wind energy is not reliable enough for a
base load of energy. Therefore, wind energy must always be used
together with other energy supplies
* The projects to set up wind farm cost very much money, is this
worth it and does it pay back?
* Wind turbines do not (always) suit in the view/environment
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