| "Wind power" is nothing but the | | | | the fact the amount of wind power being |
| successful conversion of wind energy | | | | produced in the U.S alone has seen |
| into something other useful form, | | | | growth rates of about 15 to 20%. |
| usually electricity by using wind | | | | About 1 to 4% of the solar energy is |
| turbines specially designed long blades, | | | | converted into wind energy, while most |
| shaped such that they can capture the | | | | of it is again absorbed by the |
| rushing wind and rotate providing for | | | | vegetation for photosynthesis; the rest |
| mechanical motion. | | | | of it keeps rushing about at high |
| It was reported in the year 2005 that | | | | altitudes and low-altitudes with varying |
| the world's wind power capacity was | | | | velocities and intensities. The power of |
| about 60000 megawatts, constituting | | | | the wind is captured by letting it flow |
| about 1% of the world's present electric | | | | past the turbine blades which in turn |
| power usage. Although not much of this | | | | induce a torque in the motor attached. |
| renewable energy is used in the U.S, | | | | The amount of power generated is |
| countries like Denmark and Spain make | | | | proportional to the density of air, the |
| use of this technology to contribute, in | | | | area swept by the rotor and the cube of |
| quite respectful doses, to their | | | | the speed of the wind. |
| electrical energy needs. | | | | Higher velocities of wind cause more |
| Modern electric power is generated by | | | | power to be generated, however, all |
| converting the rotary motion of the | | | | locations no not all always have winds |
| turbines, caused by the wind, into | | | | blowing at the same speeds or |
| electrical energy by the means of a | | | | velocities. It has been noticed that the |
| electric generator. Wind power is used | | | | power is averaged out and most of the |
| to provide electricity ranging from huge | | | | windmills capture power in short wind |
| wind farms to stand-alone mills to | | | | bursts. |
| provide energy for isolated places. | | | | Wind power is quite a popular way to |
| It also has to be noted that wind energy | | | | economize on the energy costs and most |
| is renewable, abundant, mitigates the | | | | customers in the U.S can opt for some |
| greenhouse effect, contributes nothing | | | | utility power service providers and |
| to the air pollution and is reasonable | | | | subscribe to power from these forms of |
| easy to produce. The cost of producing | | | | new alternative sources of energy mostly |
| wind power has tumbled down considerably | | | | wind energy. |
| over the time. It is worth mentioning | | | | |