Smart Facts to Know on Effective Renewable Energy Source

The planet needs to focus on green energy and energy sources to protect the Earth and create sustainable ways of generating energy. There are more advantages associated with infinite sources of renewable energy, namely Solar, tidal, wind, and hydropower.

Let’s have a profound outlook into the Wind Power:

In 1888, Charles F. Brush invented the first wind turbine to generate electricity in Cleveland, Ohio. For thousands of years, our ancients have been using wind power. Wind power was used by people as early as 5,000 BC to drive boats along the Nile.

At 200 BC, single wind-powered turbines are used in China, and also in Persia, and the Middle East windmills are used to grind grain with raw blades.

What Exactly is Wind Power?

What causes wind? It is merely by uneven solar heating in the climate, Earth’s surface variations, and Earth’s rotation.

Wind power is the conversion of renewable wind energy into a beneficial form of energy. For example, wind turbines generate electricity, windmills produce mechanical power, windpumps for water harvesting or irrigation, or propelling sails.

A three-bladed turbine is a perfect combination of high rotational speed and low tension. The latter resistance is offset by the other two blades when the blades are in a horizontal position. Wind turbines can be installed on land or coastal waters bodies such as oceans and lakes.

How Does It Work?

Wind energy generated from power plants is more costly than coal but is comparable with any new power plant. Today, wind energy plants can generate electricity for less than 5 cents/kWh, which is competitively priced with coal or gas power plants. Let’s have a glance on how does it work:

• The wind blows over the blades that allow the blades to rotate.
• This turns the torque shaft generator.
• The generator transforms rational energy into electricity.
• Power flows through the shaft.
• A connected transformer converts the power output from 700 to 30,000 volts.

The power to be derived from the wind is dependent on the size and length of the turbine’s blades. The efficiency is directly proportional to the dimensions of the rotor and the wind speed cube. By principle, the wind energy capacity rises by eight if wind speed doubles.

Unknown Informative Facts About Wind Power:

• About 80 countries use wind power to generate electricity economically.
• The large wind turbines may interact with certain radar systems used by weather stations or air traffic control.
• Small turbines are commonly used as back-up power in caravans and sailboats to charge batteries.
• Modern wind turbines generally have three blades, with speeds of more than 320 kph.
• The tips of large wind turbines can rise to 200 meters above sea level.
• Even on floating platforms, wind turbines could be mounted underwater and restored to land with the help of undersea cables.
• Wind energy will produce 9% power worldwide by 2030.
• Several companies have been contracting wind energy through PPAs for 4.7 GW since 2013.
• For the past ten years, the production of wind energy has increased significantly with the help of tax breaks and new technologies.
• In India, the state of Tamil Nadu has the highest built wind capacity.    
• Wind power could be the world’s leading source of energy, providing over one-third of global electric energy needs (35%).

Strive for a Better Future:

The atmosphere’s movement is driven by the differences in Earth’s surface temperature because Earth’s surface temperatures vary when illumined by the Sun.

Wind power technology is evolving, developing, improving, attracting additional support from international partners, and increasing globally. The world’s wind future looks better than ever.

With growing demand from consumers for clean, renewable energy creates an intense look towards future wind technology.

Mass manufacturing and technological advances render turbines affordable, and many governments offer tax benefits to encourage the growth of wind energy. This transition could lead to socio-economic advantages.