The Wind Process
The Better Source of Energy /By: Sean, Rachel, and Amirah
Pros and Cons
Welcome to a BETTER source of energy: WIND energy! Some pros of this energy are:
- We will be able to save fossil fuels!
- Wind is renewable!
- With lots of wind turbines and windmills, we will be able to make lots of energy!
- It is easy to make!
- We already have lots of open land, we can use this to help make wind energy!
However, there are a some cons also. But don't worry, there's only a few!
- May take a lot of money to build.
- If wind energy became our main resource, it could get pricey.
- They may take up lots of space.
- If we build a lot of wind farms, we may not have enough space for other things.
- Wind turbines could be dangerous in some cases.
A Small Wind Farm
Located in Altamont Pass, California
Parts of a Wind Turbine
A Large Wind Farm
Located in Benttree Freeborn Country Minnesota
Facts
Facts About Wind Power
- Bigger the better; the bigger the turbines, the more electricity!
- Usually a wind turbine is 13 feet wide at the base, between 230 and 265 feet at the hub, and a total height, with a blade at the top, is 460 feet!
- Iowa ranks 2nd place in the most wind turbines, and Minnesota is 4th in the nation for the most wind production.
- Iowa ranks second with almost 2,900 utility scale equals enough power for 1,000,000 homes.