Wind Power
Wind power, or wind energy, is the conversion of wind into useful electrical energy. Objects called wind turbines are used to obtain the energy from the wind. Although this type of energy makes up just over one percent of world-wide electricity supply, it has been increasing in popularity and has quadrupled between 2000 and 2006.
On earth, there is an estimated fifty to one-hundred times more wind energy than plant biomass energy. Most wind energy can be found at high altitudes where wind is continuously blowing. Since wind energy is renewable, its use can help reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, thereby reducing the amount of pollution and greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Overall, wind energy can help keep our world clean for many years to come.
Wind power, or wind energy, is the conversion of wind into useful electrical energy. Objects called wind turbines are used to obtain the energy from the wind. Although this type of energy makes up just over one percent of world-wide electricity supply, it has been increasing in popularity and has quadrupled between 2000 and 2006.
On earth, there is an estimated fifty to one-hundred times more wind energy than plant biomass energy. Most wind energy can be found at high altitudes where wind is continuously blowing. Since wind energy is renewable, its use can help reduce our dependency on fossil fuels, thereby reducing the amount of pollution and greenhouse gases released into the atmosphere. Overall, wind energy can help keep our world clean for many years to come.
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