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