Wind is the movement of air from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure. Wind is a
clean source of renewable energy that produces no air or water pollution. Wind powered battery
charging systems can be cost effective if the average wind speed is nine miles per hour (mph) or
more at the location of the wind generator. Wind speed is a critical feature of wind resources,
because the energy in wind is proportional to the cube of the wind speed. Wind flow patterns are
modified by the earth's terrain, bodies of water, and vegetative cover. Wind power has a low
marginal cost and a high proportion of capital cost. Wind power consumes no fuel, and emits no air
pollution, unlike fossil fuel power sources.
Power
And as long as the wind blows, people will harness it to power their lives. The growth in wind
power capacity was nearly four times the growth in nuclear power capacity. The power available from
the wind is proportional to the cube of the wind speed. When the wind speed doubles, the power
delivered is eight times as great.
Project
Building a wind generator from scratch is not THAT difficult of a project. Large wind generators of
2000 Watts and up are a major project needing very strong construction, but smaller ones in the
700-1000 Watt, 8-11 foot range can be built fairly easily.
There are a number of other pages on this site dedicated to wind power information, an overview of
what this technology has to offer. I hope you find the solar and wind power information in this
guide helpful in your decision to Go Solar.
Other Wind Power Information Items
Alterra Power Acquires Wind Development Assets in British Columbia
TSX : AXYVANCOUVER, May 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ - Alterra Power Corp. (TSX: AXY) is pleased to announce that it has entered into an agreement to acquire a portfolio of wind development assets at four sites ...
Have a good wind power site? College wants to help
Have a good wind power site? College wants to help the salt lake tribune Published May 18, 2012 09:27AM MDT Utah business operators and landowners interested in installing wind power generating systems on their properties have until June 1 to file an application with Salt Lake Community College to borrow an anemometer. Anemometers are tower-mounted instruments that measure wind speed and ...
BP And Sempra U.S. Gas & Power Announce Plans To Jointly Develop Hawaii Wind Farm
SAN DIEGO, May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Sempra U.S. Gas & Power and BP Wind Energy today announced plans to jointly develop the Auwahi Wind farm in Hawaii. This is the fifth project developed under a ...
Alliance Power Awards RMT Colorado Highlands Wind Project
MADISON, Wis., May 17, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Wind energy developer Alliance Power, Inc. has selected RMT, Inc. (RMT), a renewable energy engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractor, to design ...
Newport man in court fight over home wind turbine
A Newport man is embroiled in a court fight over plans to power his home with the wind.
PHI Group Partners With Global Sun Wind & Power Corp. to Provide Hybrid Renewable Energy to Southeast Asia
LOS ANGELES, Calif. and JAKARTA, Indonesia, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- PHI Group, Inc., (PHIL.PK), (PHIL.PK), a company focused on energy and natural resources, announced today that it ...
Wind power costs affect consumers
I REFER to the comments of Steven Agnew MLA in his reference to the regulator concerning the costs of renewable energy, in particular wind power (News Letter, May 4).
Research and Markets: Enhancing the Value of Wind Power with Energy Storage - 2012 Report on How to Increase the Value ...
Dublin - Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Enhancing the Value of Wind Power with Energ
Mass Megawatts Wind Power Featured on Several Colorado Radio Stations
WORCESTER, Mass., May 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Mass Megawatts Wind Power, Inc. (MMMW.OB) was featured in an interview on Ranch AM 1340 KVRH, The Peak KYRM 92.3 and 103.1, Eagle Country ...
Juhl Wind, Inc. Announces Acquisition of Power Engineers Collaborative, LLC -- an Industry Leader in Power Engineering
PIPESTONE, Minn., May 3, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Juhl Wind, Inc. (JUHL.OB), the Leader in Community Wind Power and Renewable Energy, today announced it recently closed on the acquisition of Power Engineers ...
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