Wind Turbines--Brief History | How Wind Turbines Work | Advantages-Disadvantages | Education |
A D V A N T A G E S | D I S A D V A N T A G E S |
Clean Source of Energy | Start up Costs Expensive |
No Acid Rain or Greenhouse Gases | Wind is intermittent |
Domestic source of energy | Good sites in remote locations |
Built on land or in oceans | Hard to store wind power |
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Wind turbines are rotating machines which convert the kinetic energy in wind into mechanical energy to provide electrical power for infrastructure. Generators help with this energy conversion.
Wind Turbines--Brief History | How Wind Turbines Work | Advantages-Disadvantages | Education |