WIND POWER : ALTERNATIVE ENERGIESBy Olivia Jenkins

Wind energy is a form of solar energy, which of course, means it’s renewable. Fortunately, wind does not need to be produced, unlike ethanol. So there will always be a constant supply.

One con to wind energy is that it is quite expensive to set up. However, after the primary investment and startup costs it is actually an economical form of electricity generation to maintain.

As of 2003, wind power was the fastest growing form of electricity generation on a percentage basis in the U.S.

In 2005, wind accounted for 1% of the total electricity production in

the world

In 2005, Germany was the lead country in using wind energy, with the United States as the third leading country. The Department of Energy stated that “offshore wind farms could provide enough energy to power the entire nation”. This means that we’ve barely even touched this field of energy!

This could easily become an affordable way to power our homes and cities across the country. Maybe even across the world!

In Denmark, wind power now produces approximately 20% of the country's electricity consumption, and in recent surveys, 90% of the citizens wanted more wind turbines installed. What we are starting to see through all the recent surveys and tests is that people have not taken wind energy seriously enough! There is a substantial amount of energy that can be generated through wind turbines. Until we finally realize that wind power is a diamond in the rough, we will still struggle with our economy!

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ANEnergies says, “Wind turbines catch kinetic energy in the wind and transform it in to electric power in modern wind turbines. Wind turbines produce green energy, since wind is a renewable source and don’t need any fuel transport that can be hazardous to the environment. It does not create air pollution or leave contaminating waste behind.”

According to this little chart, wind energy has been noticed as a pure, economical treasure! In 2011, America surpassed Germany and took second place in the world in greatest utilization of wind energy. I hope one day we could be the leading nation in its wonderful use!

Sources http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/global-war

ming/wind-power-profile/

http://www.energyrefuge.com/archives/wind-energy-facts.htm https://

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