Since the human development we are continuously looking for
new energy resource, before when we have no machinery we used forest wood, then
we used machines with steam, then fossil fuel, then nuclear energy, still we
are looking for more because we have limited non-renewable resources of energy.
So it can last in few thousand years, then what? No human life on earth? That
why we are now looking on the future of renewable resources. Some examples of
renewable energy resources are, Solar Energy, Wind Energy, Biomass, Ocean
Energy etc. today I am going to discuss about the Wind Power Development.
Wind Power: The Nature’s Abundant Element
This energy can be beneficial in various ways like to
produce electricity by using turbines, to produce mechanical power using
windmills, for pumping purpose or drainage by the use of windpumps, to propel
ships and lots of ways.
Wind power is a great alternate to fossil fuel because of
these factors
- It is in abundance in nature,
- It is renewable,
- It is widely distributed,
- It is clean,
- It does not produce any greenhouse gas during operation
- It uses little land
- It effects the environment less than the other form of power source.
This energy is very much consistent and most of the
countries are using this for the production of electricity, Denmark is
generating more than quarter of its total electricity from wind. Similarly
other countries of the world are following Denmark’s footmark.
Have a Look at its History
Wind power is always used by human, they travel by ship and
uses wind to sail their ships. First windmill was used in 1887 by Prof. James
Blyth and this was used by him to charge accumulator that power the lightening
in the cottage. This was the first house in the world to have electricity
supplied by wind power. After that there are several such places like Asylum,
infirmary and dispensary etc was supplied by electricity generated by wind. Now
we can generate a large amount of energy through the wind energy.
Wind Farms: Let’s Capture The Wind Energy For Electricity Production
Wind farms are the place where a group of wind turbine is
placed together to generate electricity, this is also known as a place for wind power development. This is a very
large place, this may consist several hundreds of individual wind turbines.
This area is not a waste environmentally because the land between the turbines
may be used for agricultural or for other use. In these farms Wind turbines are
interconnected with some medium voltage, a power collection system and
communication network system. Now this is connected to a substation, there the
medium voltage is increased using a transformer and connected to the high
voltage electric power transmission system. Thus the electricity is generated.
There are several other uses of wind energy, come to Regenerative Leadership Institute and
join hands to make a brighter and greener future.
