Wind Farms on the Cape When I first became informed about the idea of wind turbines as a source of renewable energy and these farms off the shores of Cape Cod, Massachusetts, I Thought it was a wonderful idea. I especially felt this way after hearing the opinion of a classmate who has the turbines in her home state and said that they are so thin and slim that you can barely see them from afar. I was so interested in learning more about these wind turbines as a source of energy that I wanted to further research for this project. While doing my research I completely changed my opinions and views about them. My views now are all negative and I think that these wind turbines do more damage to the immediate environment than they have benefits. My biggest problem is its impact on the fishing industry and the people in that area that works within it. The turbines will be having a colossal interference with the fishing grounds, which are extremely rich there and gives about "sixty-percent of the income on Horseshoe Shoal." That to me alone is enough to feel that these will be more of an excessive downfall than a benefit, especially to these people who live there and will experience the turbines first hand. The issue being discussed here in Massachusetts is whether or not the benefits, of Cape Wind and wind turbines as a source of energy, outweigh the disadvantages and negative impacts that they also carry along with them. From an outsider's point of view, someone who doesn't live or visit the area, the answer may seem simple although when you weigh in the consequences, the benefits just don't seem to adequately measure up. Cape Wind is a huge $700 million dollar project is being proposed to construct wind turbines out... ... middle of paper ... ...g the construction phases. The governor also stated that he had problems with the wind farms saying that the benefits of "wind farm technology would not outweigh negative impacts to the environment, the scenery, and the economy of the region." My biggest issue with the wind farms is the jobs that would be lost by the people in the area and they, I believe, are the main opposers of the project. As I said 60 percent of income comes from the fishing and boating industry and without this and the production of the wind turbines so many families would struggle in that area. These are the people who are going to be directly dealing with the project so I think it's important and they have the most say. It's only fair since the proposal is going to affect them more than those rich technology tycoons looking to make a quick buck in alternative energy sources.
I personally do not like windy days. However, wind could be helping us more than we realize. We could be using the wind to produce energy. This is what wind turbines do and now I will be researching them to determine the physics involved with them and how they work, their history, along with some statistics from the United States. Then I will go in-depth for the wind turbines of Texas, Washington, and Kansas and compare them.
With concern over global warming growing, people are starting to turn a more serious eye toward cleaner sources of energy. Instead of solar power making a comeback as the ideal form, we are seeing a growth in the use of wind power. Wind farms are beginning to crop up all around the country. This new trend has gathered significant attention. Questions are being raised concerning the effects wind farms may have, from critics and supporters alike. Michelle Nijhuis, in the article “Selling the Wind” discusses the arguments on behalf of and in opposition to the increasing use of wind power, addressing what the consequences may be on the United States.
Both excerpts are supported by both fact and opinion. President Obama speaks about the economic benefits of wind power, while Australian House of Representatives Member Craig Scott tells about some of the problems of the wind turbines. While both parties make make an acceptable case, the former offers a stronger argument.
Wind energy can play a critical role in saving our planet from the negative effects of energy powered by fossil fuels. Wind turbines work effectively at reducing carbon dioxide emissions. For instance, a single utility scale wind turbine can prevent the emission of 5,000 tons of CO2 into the atmosphere a year by displacing the power generated by fossil fuels. Also, a single 750-kilowatt turbine can produce roughly 2 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually. Turbines of this nature are the ones now being used in power plants around the world (Wind Energy Weekly). One good example is California. Their wind power plants displace 4.5 billion pounds of CO2 each year with the 3 billion kilowatt hours of energy they produce. To put it into an environmental perspective, that is as much CO2 as could be absorbed by a forest covering 1100 square miles (Wind Energy Weekly). Although wind energy has little to no impact on the environment when it comes to air pollution or greenhouse gases, there are other environmental concerns surrounding this form of energy production. Some of the concerns about wind energy include visual impacts, birds and other living resources, lightning and noise (Wind Energy Development).
The money that would be saved could be used in many ways around the school as well as help their online students. Even if the current 6 turbines where replaced the school would still be making even more energy to run the school off. The turbines would also start to spark questions about wind energy as well as the other renewable sources of energy. Concerns: One of the main concerns would be that wind turbines are costly and will take time to start having a positive financial effect.
Wind Energy is a viable industry that has become a valuable energy source. The energy generated from wind is clean and efficient. The wind energy industry helps to ensure that electric demands are met, wildlife impact is minimal, the environment is not devastated, as well as creates new jobs during the construction of wind farms, daily operations, manufacturing components, and exporting components to foreign countries.
Answer 4.2. What really drawbacks of wind energy is I think wind energy are the variability of the wind and the environmental concerns that arise from the use of wind turbines. The Wind is remarkably non-uniform in its patterns. The Wind varies by geographic location, time of the year, and time of the day.
Offshore wind projects provide various advantages along with providing giant development opportunity due to the natural topo...
In everyday life, there are things that one needs to survive. And sustainability problems arise every day. One such problem is energy loss. The world is using up a lot of energy and new ideas need to be formed to help the rest of the world and the future of the generations that are to follow, to survive. With that the problem is that people use up energy and they do not use it efficiently. Therefore scientists are needed to find ways to deal with the sustainability problem that is arising. That is where wind turbines are used to generate this energy but the actual wind-turbines are very large, loud and they kill birds, thus new designs need to be found in order to help energy usage and to bring the size and structure of the wind turbines to a smaller scale to prevent injuries to nature and the species around it.
Wind power is another form of solar power. Wind isn’t only a clean fuel source, but it is one of the most inexpensive e alternative sources of energy. Just as long wind continues to blow and the sun shines then wind power can produce energy to send to many different areas. There aren’t many locations that have continuous wind. And because of that the widespread development of wind power isn’t as great as it could be. Although there are more advantages than disadvantages when it comes to this energy source, the disadvantages should be taken just as seriously. Wind power can harm animals, there was a study that stated birds were coming in contact with turbines and dying. For many people the noise from the turbines is unbearable, and that’s something else that should be taken into
Wind turbines are a great source of energy all around the world. Wind Turbines produce wind energy that can be used to power our homes. Wind turbines convert Kinetic energy into mechanical power. Then this mechanical power gets generated into electricity. Wind turbines make energy by the wind turning the large blades, which spin a shaft that is connected to the large blades, which then operates the generator making electricity. One new idea is building wind turbines offshore in the mid-Atlantic. Offshore building of wind turbines means that these large turbines will be placed in the Atlantic Ocean. The building of these wind turbines will provide energy to states like Maryland, Delaware, New York, Virginia, and New Jersey. These states want to start this project as soon as possible so that the states can start saving money. Since these regions right now are burning fossil fuels uncontrollably with incredible impacts (not only to our air, but to our health) it is crucial to start right away. Offshore wind turbines will provide more jobs, cut pollution, stop warming of our planet, and save us energy costs. These wind turbines can make enough energy offshore to power about 500,000 thousand homes. However, many people disagree with this idea because they believe it is too expensive.
Wind power is one of the most sustainable ways of generating electricity as no toxic emissions are produced; it does not add to global warming and is one of the most available sources of renewable energy and theoretically it is an infinite source of energy. On sufficiently windy areas, wind turbines are one of the most economical methods of generating electricity, which makes it appealing to many individuals, governments and organizations. Due to this it is the fastest growing source of electricity in the world (Union of Concerned Scientists, 2014) with a 10% increase in yearly additions installed in 2012 compared with 2011 (Global Wind Energy Council, 2012). However the proportion of energy that can be harnessed through wind power is restricted by the cost of the infrastructure needed, construction, the amount of wind that occurs and that there are only a narrow number of sites within the UK that are windy enough for the wind turbines to be worth installing.
Wind and solar power are small contributing factors to South Africa’s energy supply, but over the next few years they may become big major energy contributors because we have vast open areas of solar panels and the coastal areas can get really w... ... middle of paper ... ... ica. Verster, R. pp.
...he better and enable their children to live in a cleaner environment. Building wind turbines in some areas might not be as beneficial. But it will benefit certain areas more than others because there are more winds flowing in a certain area. Places where there are more land will be perfect to build these wind turbines because it will generate huge amounts of electricity that can power many buildings. The area of location should be chosen with utmost care where there is an abundance of wind that in consistent. Since wind energy is a renewable technology that does not contribute to global warming, thus it will make a better and healthier