(I kind of need this for school ) Thanks!
Who am I ?
Hi, I’m Erik Astrand and the man behind this site.
My story? I am about to be 50 and all my life I have been interested in technical things. Not sure if the special interest for the wind, and how to use the wind, started when I as a 5 year old boy and got my first sail dinghy.
Anyway, wind power and to build my own wind generator was a dream for several years. I studied many websites and also bought many courses before I finally built my own windmill. This site is about that journey and you will also find some more general articles about wind power.
Enjoy! and check out the about me page to read more.
in producing electricity the negative points are that
if the wind is not stable as in if its too less then the turbine wont be able to move and if its too more then it may destroy the turbine so no
electricity will be produced
if ur relying on wind power then u will need a lot of turbines(more cost) and
a lot of space so not a convenient way of producing electricity
Some negative points about wind power could be:
Unsightly turbines (some as tall as 300 feet high) on the landscape.
Power produced is not consistent as it is reliant on the wind blowing to generate electricity.
High initial outlay to construct wind turbines as well as associated suitability surveys for the area to be used.
Some environmentalists may object to wind turbines as they may interfere with birds and bats flightpaths, etc.
Visual and noise pollution, unreliable source of energy.
In Germany, their wind turbine masts have to be painted to match the landscape (green/brown at the bottom, blue higher up). Some farmers claim the noise is damaging to livestock’s health. In the UK, there is a proposal to put all wind farms 15-20 miles out to sea, over the horizon, because of visual and noise pollution.
When the wind doesn’t blow, they don’t generate…