Questions:
Q: Is the energy source classified as a nonrenewable, renewable or inexhaustible?
A: Wind power is classified as an inexhaustible energy because it is a resource that will always be present in our world.
Q: Is the energy source classified as a nonrenewable, renewable or inexhaustible?
A: Wind power is classified as an inexhaustible energy because it is a resource that will always be present in our world.
Q: How is the energy source made usable? A: The wind spins the big blades, which are connected to a shaft. That shaft is then spun which is connected to a generator inside the wind turbine. That movement creates energy which is sent down to be used for any purpose. Q: What are the infrastructure requirements for utilizing this energy source? A: For utilizing this energy source it requires turbine foundations and roads/drainage. For the electrical part these turbines require equipment ready for use, underground or overhead cable systems and electrical switches for protection and the ability to disconnect. Finally they require a central computer system and signal cables connected to each turbine. Wind speed and other meteorological instruments will be needed to watch the weather. Q: What emerging technologies will make this energy source safer, more usable, more efficient ,cleaner...etc.? A: One of the factors that they are trying to change to make wind power more reliable is adding more turbines off shore. Even though the wind power industry is going strong, the need is growing. Another aspect that they are trying to improve is the storage capacity for all the energy that is generated from these turbines. |
http://energy.gov/eere/wind/how-do-wind-turbines-work
http://www.wind-energy-the-facts.org/infrastructure.html
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2014/04/advancements-in-wind-turbine-technology-improving-efficiency-and-reducing-cost.html
http://www.wind-energy-the-facts.org/infrastructure.html
http://www.renewableenergyworld.com/articles/2014/04/advancements-in-wind-turbine-technology-improving-efficiency-and-reducing-cost.html