Advantages And Disadvantage Of Wind Power

Introduction

Wind power is one of the most important renewable energy sources. The wind is the movement of air in the atmosphere which reacts to pressure changes, in the wind power generation process. Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power and electricity (Paul). The generator of the wind turbine works in a cyclic motion to create the mechanical power. Wind turbines are located on high towers, in order to generate the greatest amount of electricity ("Animation: How a Wind Turbine Works"). This report will discuss the main advantages and the disadvantages of wind power. The report will analyze the economic advantages of wind power, such as the benefits of wind farms and the job opportunities. Furthermore, wind power is a renewable source of energy. However, the report will discuss the most important disadvantages of wind energy in several sectors, such as the economic field and the damages caused by the wind energy to the environment.

I. Advantages of Wind Power This section will analyze the main advantages of wind power.

A. Non-Polluting Source

Wind power has a lot of benefits which help to provide a clean and renewable source. Wind power is known as a clean source of energy. The main point is that

The cost of building a wind power station depends on several factors including the cost of the basic components of wind turbines, the cost of transportation and installation and the cost of operations and maintenance (Paul). The cost of building a wind power plant is rising rapidly, because the cost of the essential components represent the most expensive parts of the wind power plant, (table.1) illustrate the capital cost of wind power plants in the United States over the last decade, there was a constant increase in the cost of onshore wind power between 2001 and 2007, while a sudden rise happened during 2007 to 2009 when the approximated percentage reached 60% higher