Wind Energy
Abstract
Wind Energy, on the other hand, is relatively cost-competitive with other energy sources, but it has the same reliability issues as solar energy. Wind does not blow all the time and cannot be turned up when the electricity demand increases. As its use becomes more widespread, the environmental impacts of wind energy production are also coming to the fore, as wind farms create noise and visual pollution such that people object to living next to them.
Keywords
wind Energy
turbines
Betz limit
Rayleigh distribution
economics
reliability
environmental issues
energy storage
Wind energy is relatively cost competitive with other energy sources, but it has the same reliability issues as solar energy. The wind does not blow all the time ...
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