Advantages:

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1. They are pollution free.

2. The energy they generate is renewable. This means
that as long as the winds blow there is power to turn
the blades of the rotor. (Another form of renewable
energy comes from the Sun. Energy from the Sun is
called solar energy)

Using wind energy means that less fossil fuel
(coal and oil) needs to be burned to make electricity.
Burning fossil fuel pollutes the atmosphere and adds
greenhouse gases to it. This pollution is a cause of global
warming.


Energy:
Energy is a physics concept that describes
the amount of work or output that can be
achieved or put out by a force. There are many
types of energy including: kinetic, potential,
thermal, gravitational,sound, light, elastic and
electromagnetic.
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Wind Energy

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A wind turbine is made up of two or three propeller-like
blades called the rotor. The rotor is attached to the top of a


tall tower. As the wind blows it spins the rotor. As the rotor
spins the energy of the movement of the propellers gives
power to a generator. There are some magnets and a lot
of copper wire inside the generator that make electricity



Winds are stronger higher up off the ground, so wind
turbine towers are about 30 metres tall to allow the rotor to
catch more wind energy. The turbines are built with a
device that turns the rotor so that it always faces into the
wind. Just one wind turbine can generate enough
electricity for a single house, or the electrical energy to
pump water, or to power a mill which grinds grain. The
electrical energy can
also be stored in
batteries.
Wind farms
Wind farms are places
where many wind
turbines are clustered
together. They are built
in places where it is
nearly always windy. The electricity that is generated at a
wind farm is sold to electricity companies that provide the
electricity to people living in cities and towns.