Cleaner Energy With Wind Power Electricity
There are different sources of electricity. Most of our electricity today comes from power plants in which power generators are fueled by things like coal and petroleum. Alternatives like solar power and wind power are available as well and increasing in popularity due to the fact they are known as clean and renewable sources. The different sources of energy fit the different needs of the consumers. Each energy source has its own advantages and disadvantages that may determine its availability and feasibility in any given application.
Electric power from wind is an example of clean energy. When generating electricity from wind, there are no harmful chemicals or gases emitted during the process. As a matter of fact, most environmentalists push for the implementation of more wind turbines to power communities and provide them with their basic need for electricity. Just imagine a world with clean sources of energy: it would be wind-powered, smokeless, odorless, and environmentally friendly.
Wind power generation is most ideally located where there is a strong wind almost all the day, every day. The most common locations are beaches and coastal areas where there is a sea breeze during the daytime and land breeze during the night time. With enough wind power, electricity generation can go as high as several kilowatts to megawatts, enough to provide power to a small to medium sized community. Islands with wind generators located on the mainland can provide their own power. Submarine power cables are very impractical and dangerous at the same time. So by using wind energy, the island can still have electricity. Archipelagoes will benefit this kind of electric power generation.
There are many advantages that wind energy offers. It answers both the problems of decreasing sources of fossil fuels and the need for a clean energy sources. For years, it remained a minority in providing electric power to communities, but as technology and the demand for clean, renewable energy sources increase, we will likely find it used more and more.
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What is the disadvantage of using wind turbines to generate electricity for industrial use? I am talking about?
Every idea has its good and bad side. I am just wondering what the odds are against wind turbine electricity.
What battery is best for storing wind generated electricity?
I am wanting to have a wind turbine/wind mill for my home to supplement or replace the grid electricity I use. I see that the winds come and go. So I need to store some amount of the electricity that my wind mill makes. What is the best and safest battery I can use? What is its cost? How much energy will it store? What recharge rate does it need? Thanks.
The single biggest disadvantage is location. Many of the best wind fields are not where the power need is. Likewise some of the best wind fields are in areas where the residents don’t want them.
Please help with a project Solar wind and electricity!?
You are to determine a location and set up a home for solar and wind electricity.
1.) The home is 1500 square feet on one story. Determine the typical load requirement for a single family dwelling
2.) select a site (flat land enclosed by woods)
3.) minimal utility power is to be used and allowed for in your setup which includes a contingency plan for no sunlight
4.) explain your reasoning in all selection criteria
* include estimated cost of equipment and labor
The deep cycle is the best . To have enough to supply any to the grid it would need to be as big as your car.They are not cheap.
What is the price of wind energy electricity?
I would like to compare the price of wind energy, either the cost of one unit of electricity or the cost of a turbine ect. against the rising prices of oil, to see whether wind energy is a sensible investment. All figures have to be accurate, any websites I could find this information on I would be very very grateful for! thanks!
There’s no easy answer. I think the wholesale cost of wind-generated electricity is around $70/MWh, compared to about $40/MWh for coal-fired electricity (of course this does not take into account the damage done to the environment by the coal-fired power station). BUT, it is very dependent in things like the price of steel, which is always going up and down, and the cost of credit (ditto). Other variables are things like the quality of the wind resource at the particular site and how many conditions the wind farm has to take into account before it can put the power into the grid. The cost of off-shore wind turbines is about twice that of on-shore; etc. etc.
1) You have to figure it out. If it’s in Hawaii, you probably don’t need heat, and can get by without A/C, too. In other places, more would be typical.
2) Your choice!
3) Since utilities are allowed, just to be minimized, I’d go with grid-tied solar electricity. The panels can generate 100% of average usage over time (unless this is Alaska or something). The grid is assumed to be reliable, but if there are doubts, I would go with a gas-powered generator for emergencies before I went with batteries to store electricity. The cost and upkeep of batteries would not be worth it unless they were going to be used all the time – typically, and off-grid arrangement.
Our house is 1900 square feet, single story. You can look at my profile and find out web page, with details on how much our system cost, which provides essentially 100% of our electrical needs. The link is called “Our Solar Panel Project” on that page. But we have gas heat. And prices have come down since we had ours installed, so you need to research current pricing.
What amount of electricity can I get from a powermax 600 W hybrid wind elec. generator?
I bought a PowerMax 600W Hybrid Wind Turbine Electricity generator for my cabin. I still need to assemble it to get its full use. Does anybody know what electrical devices will i be able to use with
this electricity? TV, fan, computer, microwave, etc…???is this sufficient electricity to make it through the day?
The generator comes with a charge controller and a load dump. You need to buy lots of batteries and an inverter. Given that it is 24 volt, you need at least two large marine lead acid batteries (about $300 each) and possibly a lot more. The two batteries will generate 800 watts for only 2-3 hours when there is no wind. The batteries also allow for short time loads over 800 watts.
The inverter needs to be 24 VDC input and 120 VAC output (assuming US operation) and rated for at least 1000 watts, with a sine wave output. I’d get one rated for 1500 watts to allow for peak demands.
Once you have all that together, you can run anything you want, as long as the total adds up to less than the inverter size. Microwave ovens, for example, typically use 1000-1200 watts.
How long the power lasts depends on the current you use, and on the amount of wind, and on the number of batteries. If you don’t have any large loads like electric stove or AC or large TV, and you get wind at least half the day, you should be fine.
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