wind energy by Alyssa Cope
A source that uses wind power to make electricity
Avantages :)
- no emissions
- affordable
- relatively high output
- little disruption of ecosystems
Disadvantages :(
- extensive land use
- output is proportional to wind speed
- not feasible for all geographic locations
- high initial investment/ongoing maintenance costs
facts
it is a renewable resource. In the US only about 4% of us use energy from wind. A wind farm is a large amount of land that turbines that move and generate energy. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines distributed over an extended area, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes.