Wind Power
More than two-thirds of our nation's supply of electricity still comes from
fossil fuels. It is the burning of these fuels that releases heat-trapping gasses.
And as long as the amount of heat-trapping gasses continues to rise, global
warming will continue to bring about disruptive changes in our environment.
Political leaders recognize the tremendous benefits arising from the use of wind energy. Manufacturing wind turbines creates a large number of good paying jobs per megawatt of generating capacity, as does installation and maintenance. Wind energy installations are clean, non-polluting, they consume no water, and leave no residual waste to dispose. This is as good as it gets!
Growth of wind energy is being driven in large part by the commitment from many industrialized nations to reduce greenhouse gases. There is an increasing public demand for green energy. The cost of wind energy has fallen gradually as technology has improved, however, wind energy still requires subsidization almost everywhere. Lower cost wind technology will induce increased demand.
Man has been harnessing the wind's energy for hundreds of years. From old
Holland to farms in the United States, windmills have been used for pumping
water or grinding grain. Today, the windmill's modern equivalent, a wind turbine
uses the free energy of the wind to generate electricity.
Wind turbines are a clean and efficient method of turning raw kinetic wind power into electricity. Wind turbines can be connected directly to machinery for mechanical energy or they can be connected to power generators and can create electricity.
This cutting edge of alternative energy is selling consumers on clean technology
Find out how your company can be a part of the solution.
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