Offshore wind power, when wind over open water, usually in the ocean, is used to generate power.

Onshore wind power refers to turbines that are located on land. They are generally located in areas where there is
low conservation or habitat value.

ADVANTAGES

 Unlimited, free and renewable resource.

Wind is a natural occurrence and harvesting the kinetic energy of wind doesn't affect currents or wind cycles
in any way.

 Clean, non-polluting way to generate electricity.

Next, harvesting wind power is a clean, non-polluting way to generate electricity. Unlike other types of
power plants, it emits no air pollutants or greenhouse gases.

 Low maintenance costs.

Once turbines and energy centers have been installed, the cost of maintaining turbines and generating wind
power is next to nothing.

 Industrial and Domestic Installation.

Wind turbines can be built on existing farms or ranches where most of the best wind sites are found. Wind
turbines uses only a fraction of the land which causes no trouble in work for the farmers and rancher,
providing landowners with additional income. Many landowners opt to install smaller, less powerful wind
turbines in order to provide part of a domestic electricity supply.

 Job Creation.
Jobs have been created for the manufacture of wind turbines, the installation and maintenance of wind
turbines and also in wind energy consulting.

DISADVANTAGES

 Initial high cost.

Constructing turbines and wind facilities is extremely expensive.

 Remoteness of location
Although this may be an advantage, it may also be a disadvantage. The cost of travel and maintenance on
the turbines increases and is time consuming. Offshore wind turbines require boats and can be dangerous to
manage
 Fluctuation of wind and good wind sites.
Wind energy has a drawback that it is not a constant energy source. Although wind energy is sustainable and
will never run out, the wind isn’t always blowing.

 Birdlife impact.
Birds have been killed by flying into spinning turbine blades.

 Noise and aesthetic pollution.

Wind turbines generate noise and visual pollution. A single wind turbine can be heard from hundreds of
meters away. Many people like the look of wind turbines, others do not and see them as a blot on the
landscape.