{"id":3424,"date":"2020-11-03T03:58:39","date_gmt":"2020-11-03T03:58:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=3424"},"modified":"2020-11-04T13:34:46","modified_gmt":"2020-11-04T13:34:46","slug":"wind-energy","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-energy\/","title":{"rendered":"Wind Energy"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"3424\" class=\"elementor elementor-3424\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-2731d59 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"2731d59\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-62aa6f2\" data-id=\"62aa6f2\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-renewable-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is renewable energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3449 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/biomass-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Biomass Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3448 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wind-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Wind Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3447 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hydropower\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Hydropower<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3446 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/geothermal-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Geothermal Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3445 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/solar-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Solar Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3444 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/marine-or-ocean-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Marine or Ocean Energy<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-3443 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/conservation-and-efficiency\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Energy Conservation and Efficiency<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a87720d elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"a87720d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-8c024a2\" data-id=\"8c024a2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f432f5a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f432f5a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is Wind Power?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-970543d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"970543d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The wind is caused by huge convection currents in the Earth&#8217;s atmosphere, driven by heat energy from the Sun. This means that as long as the sun shines, there will be wind.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>How do winds form?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">It can be explained in simple terms by the daily wind cycle.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The earth&#8217;s surface has both land and water. When the sun comes up, the air over the land heats up quicker than that over water. The heated air is lighter, and it rises. The cooler air is denser, and it falls and replaced the air over the land. In the night, the reverse happens. The air over the water is warmer and rises and is replaced by cooler air from land.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The moving air (wind) has huge amounts of kinetic energy, and this can be transferred into electrical energy using wind turbines. The wind turns the blades, which spin a shaft, which connects to a generator and makes electricity. The electricity is sent through transmission and distribution lines to a substation, then on to homes, businesses and schools.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wind turbines cannot work if there is no wind, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">or if the wind speed is so high, it would damage them.<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3493\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wind-energy.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"273\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wind-energy.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/wind-energy-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Wind turbines are usually located on high hills and mountain ridges to take advantage of the prevailing winds.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Just like a windmill, wind energy turbines have been around for over 1000 years. From old Holland to farms in the United States, windmills have been used for pumping water or grinding grain.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Did you know&#8230;<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The largest wind turbine in the world, located in Hawaii, <\/span>stands 20 stories tall and has blades the length of a football field.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>An average wind speed of 14 miles per hour is needed to convert wind energy into electricity.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>One wind turbine can produce enough electricity to power up to 300 homes.<\/i><\/li>\n<li><i>The first power-generating turbine was constructed in Ohio during the late 1800s and was used to charge batteries. Wind energy is the fastest-growing segment of all renewable energy sources.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">In 2013, about, 7.9% (28.4 TWh) of electricity generated in the UK, for example, came from wind turbines. That amount is enough to power a 6.8million homes. The cost of installing wind energy technology is known upfront, so future prices will be more stable than energy from coal or gas because those are imported, and the prices change very often.<\/span><\/p>\n<h6><i><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u2014 Source: The impact of wind energy on UK energy dependence and resilience, <\/span><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">15 January 2015, Cambridge Econometrics.<\/span><\/i><\/h6>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-da66493\" data-id=\"da66493\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ebb14a9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"ebb14a9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-7eb9869 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7eb9869\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-15255d0\" data-id=\"15255d0\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-181ad6e elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"181ad6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/biomass-energy\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">GO BACK<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-50 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ec1eb2\" data-id=\"9ec1eb2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5bc4ffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"5bc4ffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-md\" href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/hydropower\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">NEXT PAGE<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Renewable Energy What is renewable energy? 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