There is abundant wind power around us but have you ever thought, how these magnificent structures – the wind turbines work? If you have ever flown a kite or sailed a boat, you already know how strong the wind is. Harnessing wind power is an ancient concept- Windmills and wind turbines have been used to…
Wind power is currently the fastest-growing source of electricity production in the world with about a quarter of a million wind turbines operating around the globe in over 90 countries. We now have an output of 336 GW (June 2014), with wind energy production at 4% of total worldwide electricity usage, and growing rapidly; this has prevented 518…
Let’s take a look into the journey to the heart of Energy – The Turbine! The oxford dictionary describes a turbine as “A machine for producing continuous power in which a wheel or rotor, typically fitted with vanes, is made to revolve by a fast-moving flow of water, steam, gas, air, or other fluid.” In…
Wind energy is one of the more efficient alternatives to fossil fuel energy. Wind power gives a significant Return On Investment (ROI) since it’s free energy that also has an endless renewable power source. 59% efficiency is the BEST a conventional wind turbine can do in extracting power from the wind. Wind Power depends on: • amount of air (volume)• speed…
