WIND FARMS

BY AVIVA

1. WHAT ARE THE ADVANTAGES/DISADVANTAGES OF WIND POWER? 
•  ADVANTAGES:
• One of the most unique advantages of wind power compared to other energy sources is that after the wind turbine has been built, it doesn't consume anything, the wind is free. Because of this, no green house gases are produced in the process. 
• Another advantage is that wind turbines do not depend on electricity, so they never use more energy than they produce. 
• Wind turbines also come in a variety of sizes so they can satisfy many different uses. For example, you could get a smaller wind turbine to power your own house, but you could not use nuclear power for just a single home.
• DISADVANTAGES:
• One of the biggest disadvantages of wind power is that the wind is not reliable, we cannot be sure that the wind is going to blow consistently and there may be times that they produce no energy at all. 
• Although wind turbines do not cause pollution while they are operating, some pollution is produced in order to make the machine.
2. WHAT ARE SOME EXAMPLES OF SUCCESSFUL WIND FARMS IN THE WORLD?
• Middelgrunden Wind Turbine Cooperative - Copenhagen, Denmark
• It has never taken on debt
• It has had no problems despite being in shipping lanes
• Wild Horse Wind Farm - Kittitas County, Washington
• It has created jobs and tax revenue
• It does not have a negative impact on the environment
• Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center - Taylor, Texas
• Largest wind farm in the world
3. COULD WIND POWER REPLACE OIL WHEN IT RUNS OUT?
•  Currently, wind and solar combined provide only 1% of the world's energy and experts have predicted that in the next 25 years that will increase to only 4%. In order to be able to rely completely on wind power, great improvements will be needed in the turbines that produce the energy and systems that store it.