Sophie Pearson-Wind Energy by Sophia Pearson

How do wind turbines work?

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When there is any wind, the blades of the turbine get spun to create kinetic energy. There is a generator inside the nacelle which converts the kinetic energy into electrical energy.

Renewable or nonrenewable?

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Wind turbines are a clean and renewable energy source

Where is wind energy the most popular?

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China produces the most wind power in the world.

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How much of the worlds energy comes from wind?

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7.3% of the world’s electricity comes from wind energy

How much does wind energy cost?

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Wind turbines cost about $1 million per 1 million watts of energy. Standard turbines that are onshore and offshore generate about 2 to 3 million watts of energy, while the largest turbines that are offshore generate up to 12 million watts of electricity.

How does the price of wind energy compare to other forms?

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Although wind turbines are very expensive, it is not the most expensive energy source out there. The most expensive energy source is solar.

How does wind energy impact the environment?

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Good: Wind power is a clean and renewable energy source so they don’t release any carbon emissions and cause air pollution like fossil fuels do.

Bad: Wind turbines can badly affect the environment by taking away habitats of animals, birds flying into them, and creating noise pollution.

Advantages of wind turbines:

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-Creates well paying jobs

-The money spent is worth the energy that you get out of it

-Clean form of energy

-Reduces dependence on fossil fuels

Disadvantages of wind turbines:

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-Dangerous to some wildlife

-Noisy

-Expensive cost to manufacture

If Fort Collins made a switch to all wind energy, what do we need to know?

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We would need a lot of empty land to install wind turbines since they are so large.

If Fort Collins made a switch to all wind energy, what would be easy about the shift?

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It can get windy in empty areas such as big fields and hills.

If Fort Collins made a switch to all wind energy, what would be difficult about the shift?

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It would be very expensive to manufacture many wind turbines and could be hard to find enough land for them.