5 Responses to What Are The Advantages And Disadvantages Of Wind Power?

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   Geologist Greg December 2, 2009 at 11:19 pm

   Advantages:
   1) Pollution free compared to nuclear and thermal power stations.
   2) Heavy investment and submersion of land area is not necessary as in the case of hydroelectric projects.
   Disadvantages:
   1) It requires a vast area. Power generated in each wind mill is very low.
   2) The rotation of the wings depends on the direction of the wind and is subjected to vagaries of the whether

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   Bandagadde S December 2, 2009 at 11:27 pm

   Advantages – once built, energy is green and causes virtually no pollution.
   Disadvantages – Supply is erratic and there is no guarantee that electrical supply will be available when required (meal times etc). Only generates approx 20% of rated capacity. Unsightly and noisy.

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   __A_YAHO December 2, 2009 at 11:32 pm

   Advantages: Cheap, renewable, clean and found pretty much anywhere on Earth.
   Disadvantages: Eyesore, power production per windmill is quite low, power production can be highly variable (depending on wind speed),

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   DAVID O December 2, 2009 at 11:39 pm

   Advantages: Environment Friendly, Not that expensive
   Disadvantage: Takes up a large area, you can only place it on certain areas depending on how strong winds blow on the average in that area, power is low

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   Nikki December 3, 2009 at 12:11 am

   Pro: It’s completely clean.
   Con: I believe you need a lot of windmills to get a good power supply.

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