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Picture showing how a wind turbine works

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Picture showing wind turbine in Welington. This is one of the many places tourist stop to look at

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Wind power

by Connor, Thomas, Regan, Ollie and the other kid

Who was the first person to invent wind energy ? Charles. F. Brush was the first person to invent the wind turbine in 1888 he did this in Cleveland Ohio. The first wind turbine had a diameter of 17 meters it had 144 rotor blades and generated approximately 12 kilowatts of power.

What are the negatives of wind energy ? Wind energy is a very effective way of energy however it has some negative effects to the environment around it. Some people have a negative perspective towards wind turbines as in Ruins their view and is noisy at times. It also damages wild life due to killing birds if they fly into the rotating blades on the wind turbine. A clear space is also needed so that wind is not blocked by anything so it can be generated into energy. Trees are sometimes cut down in order to make a clear space damaging the environment. As well as damaging the environment, wind turbines are undependable , if there is no wind then the wind turbines don’t achieve anything. Air turbines can also be damaged it by weather. If a field of wind turbines get damaged by natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes and tsunamis then it will cost both a fortune to repair as well as lots of humans to build it. Along with costing lots of money, no one will have any power for the period of time it takes to get them repaired.

How do wind turbines work ?

Wind turbines are powered by the wind and only work when there is a large amount of wind. When this occurred the wind passes through the wind turbine and due to the angle of the blades makes the blades spin. Once the blades are spinning they produce energy through the generator that is connected by a wire cord. Energy is then produced. The wind turbine has an override feature to stop it from spinning to fast due to very high winds such 80 Kph winds. Once the wind blows this hard the wind turbine get shut off. The wind turbine also has a gear box in side of it in order to make the most energy from the wind. The wind turbine can also spin in order to face the wind to gain the most energy. On top of the wind turbine there is a wind vane to show the wind direction. This lets the computers inside the wind turbine know which way to face to get the most energy.

Where are wind turbines located ? These monstrosities of a fan are incredibly massive and are starting to cover the world, our local community and throughout New Zealand. They are commonly found on beaches where the winds are at their best and in large hilly areas where the wind flows over strongly. New Zealand has 17 wind farms one of these is Te apati this is a wind farm that is operated by Meridian energy located north of manawatu in the north Island of New Zealand it consists of

Wind turbines are located in every country. The top 10 countries that have the most wind turbines are:

1. China with around 92,000

2. USA with around 54,000

3. Germany with around 30,240

4. India with around

5. Spain with around 4,522

6. U.K with around 9,391

7. France with around 5956

8. Brazil with around

9. Canada with around

10. Italy

Link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qSWm_nprfqE