Nature is plenty of valuable resources we can utilize them to do certain things. Among them, sun, wind, and water are vital elements of the environment. The most important thing ‘electricity’ without which modern life and technology cannot go for a single day can be produced from wind, sun or water. Steady and continuous streams of water can produce electricity. Similarly, we can get enough electricity from the solar panel using the sunlight in the daytime. The wind is another important source of creating the power to meet up our demand. Kinetic or mechanic energy converts into electricity using a generator.
With the assistance of the wind, people perform many things, including grind grain, producing oil, pumping water, and many other laborious tasks. But now, it has become a popular go-to choice for generating power for both commercially and individually. If you want to use electricity independently, all you need to have is a wind turbine for home use. And, your journey to energy independence may come to an end by installing a wind turbine on the rooftop or a place where there is enough wind circulation all the year-round.
Wind farms are making revolutions in some countries, including China, the United States, Germany, Spain, India, United Kingdom, and others. China has the biggest wind turbines industry, and they produce more electricity than others. They are trying to turn back to renewable energy to save the earth from being polluted. Global warming is now on the rise due to burning excess amount of gas, coal, oil, etc. to produce electricity.
A greener world is now not a dream if we practice utilizing green energy across the globe.
It is not an old concept of generating electricity from the kinetic energy of wind. There may be still some people who need to know many things about the wind turbine. In this article, I am going to cover all the essential terms with ‘Why’ ‘How’ clearly so that you have a clear concept on wind turbines.
How does a wind turbine work?
First thing comes first. I think before digging deeper; I should make the concept of its functioning about how it generates power using the wind.
There are blades in the machine, wind turbine which turn by the force of the wind; they are joined to an axis that is connected to the generator. When the generator receives needed spinning to convert the kinetic energy into electricity, it is produced, and you get the required electricity to run your households. With the advancement of technology, there are bladeless models too out there in the present market.
However, wind turbines are of two main types: vertical axis and horizontal axis wind turbine. Both turbines use the wind’s kinetic energy to turn blades and produce electricity. It does not pollute the environment as you don’t need to burn coal, gas, or oil to create this renewable energy, power.
Wind farm and individual wind turbine
Wind farm generates a huge amount of electricity that adds to the national grid as well. Wind farms are mostly located offshore and onshore and sometimes, hilltops to ensure stable wind supply throughout the year-round. The stronger the wind, the more production of electricity will be. That’s why they plan to install wind farm where there is the available speed of the wind they need to rotate the blades to generate electricity. There are several countries in the world coming forward with new technologies to make wind turbine more efficient.
In the case of an individual wind turbine, installing one can be the right choice for you, especially if you are out of electricity. Maybe, you live in a remote village where there is no supply of electricity. You can install a wind turbine to generate the power of your own.
But you have to make sure that the place you live has available wind speed. The wind is the main factor here to produce electricity using its kinetic energy. You will find two types of a wind turbine for your home to install: roof-mounted and free-standing wind turbine.
Both require enough height so that they can have plenty of wind speed. It might be the right decision to install a roof-mounted wind turbine. But it may not be able to provide you with enough electricity you may need to run your households.
On the other hand, a free-standing wind turbine will supply you as much electricity as you need. Before installing a free-standing wind turbine, make sure there are no obstructions to pass the wind. If you install a wind turbine without considering proper wind blows, you will end up spending your hard-earned money except for your desired result. So think twice about the ROI (Return on Investment) before the installation of your wind turbine.
Environmental Concerns
Wind turbines are considered to be an environment-friendly invention in the era of electricity production. It is true, indeed because a wind turbine does not burn fossil fuel like oil, coal, or gas. As a result, carbon dioxide cannot pollute the air.
Besides being said that, there are some drawbacks with a wind turbine. It creates noise by its rotor blades that make sound pollution. When birds and bats fly about in the sky, they, sometimes, come into the flying rotors and die. So, researchers and manufacturers should consider the problems and come up with the solution as fast as they can.
Final Thought
You can be energy independent only after spending a handsome amount of money. Besides, new technology in the field of wind energy is introducing day by day. If you can install a wind turbine for your home depending on some essential considerations, including windy place, you are sure to live a better life even in the remote area of your country. Its demand is also increasing with the change of time.
