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1. Definitions and Processes
2. Advantages and Disadvantages
3. Energy Sources in the Philippines
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4. Energy Sources abroad
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Wind
•ultimate renewable resource
•caused by differences in •temperature and air pressure (due to the sun's heating of •the Earth's surface)
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How Wind is Generated
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Wind Energy
•energy received from the movement of the wind across the earth
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Wind Power
the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy
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Wind Power
Examples: •wind turbines to make electricity, •windmills for mechanical power,•windpumps for water pumping• sails to propel ship
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1. Wind is free and with modern technology it can be captured efficiently.
2. Once the wind turbine is built the energy it produces does not cause green house gases or other pollutants.
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3. Though wind turbines can be very tall, each takes up only a small plot of land.
4. Many people find wind farms an interesting feature of the landscape.
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5. Remote areas that are not connected to the electri-city power grid can use wind turbines to produce their own supply.
6. Wind turbines have a role to play in both the developed and third world.
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7. Wind turbines are available in a range of sizes, meaning a vast range of people and businesses can use them.
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1. The strength of the wind is not constant and it varies from zero to storm force.
2. Many people feel that the countryside should be left untouched, without these large structures being built.
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3. Wind turbines are noisy.
4. Many people see large wind turbines as unsightly structures and not pleasant or interesting to look at.
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1. The strength of the wind is not constant and it varies from zero to storm force.
2. Many people feel that the countryside should be left untouched, without these large structures being built.
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3. Wind turbines are noisy.
4. Many people see large wind turbines as unsightly structures and not pleasant or interesting to look at.
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5. When wind turbines are being manufactured, some pollution is produced. 6. Large wind farms are needed to provide entire communities with enough electricity.
Windmills
of
Bangui
Bay,
Ilocos
Norte
(NorthWin
d Bangui
Bay
Project)
Sources in the Philippines
Dali
Zhemosha
n
Beidaqiao
wind farm
Sources in China
Wild Horse
Wind Farm
Horse
Hollow
Wind
Energy
Center
Sources in USA
wind farms
near the
northeaste
rn
Spanish
town of La
Muela
Sources in Spain
Fuhrlande
r Wind
Turbine
Sources in Germany
Wind-
powered
turbines
near Dhule,
India
Sources in India
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