Saturday, November 29, 2008

Wind Energy

Human beings have used wind energy for hundreds of years. Wind energy is a clean and free source of energy. Since ancient times, people have been harnessing power from the wind for everyday use. Traditionally, windmills are used to pump water and grind grains. Today, windmills are even used to generate electricity.Some of the advantages and disadvantages of wind energy are, wind energy is free, inexhaustible and clean. So long as the wind turbines of the windmill work, electricity will be generated.

The uses of wind power, unlike others, carry with it almost no environmental impact. A single wind turbine can create electricity for over 200 homes. It can be built without any geographical alterations and is extremely safe and easy to maintain.

But the main drawback with wind mill is its optimal location. The optimal location for a windmill is where there is a constant and moderate flow of wind and there are very little areas on earth that has such geographical conditions;

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