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