Monday, December 6, 2010

Wind Energy

Oil, natural gas, uranium, water - as power sources, all have the potential to run out during the course of human development, possibly in the next couple of hundred years. Renewable sources can sidestep this problem by using energy sources that either will last longer than the human race or can be regenerated through agriculture. Most renewable energy sources are also environmentally friendly.

Wind energy is the most established of the renewables, constituting 1% of global energy production, or about $51.4 billion in 2008, and accounting for more than 50% of global investment in renewable energy in 2009. It can also be the most cost-efficient, especially when large installations using large turbines can take advantage of economies of scale.

 Wind energy isn't cheap to build, but it is cheap to manage. renewable energy grew from $75.8 billion to $115.9 billion, or about 53%, indicating that these energy sources are getting more and more popular. Out of all the renewable energy, Wind is also the most effective because wind is everywhere, night and day.

Oil is not cheap. And it is only going up in price. Renewable energy for the most part is not that cheap either, but it isn't so expensive that it isn't affordable on the average person's salary. And making this step to use Oil only when needed, we wont need to worry about running out so quickly.

http://www.wikinvest.com/industry/Renewable_Energy
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7 comments:

  1. adelineDecember 8, 2010 at 5:02 AM

    Where would towns like Boothbay be able place enough wind mills to produce the power needed? Most of the town is either residential areas, near the ocean, or forest.

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  2. brendan.macdonaldDecember 8, 2010 at 5:04 AM

    This is a very interesting blog post, and I agree with it. However, do you think that people today are ready to throw the convenience of oil out the door? The facts are there; wind energy is extremely efficient, but how can we persuade people to change their way of life so dramatically?

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  3. SimmonsDecember 8, 2010 at 5:07 AM

    I agree with you that we need to find new resources and wind would be good, but like Adeline said there are lots of places you cant place them. Also they destroy wildlife habitats.

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  4. greenleafDecember 8, 2010 at 5:21 AM

    Simmons they were thinking of putting them offshore were there is more wind. Which would be able to generate more power and it would take up no space on land.

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  5. Ashlee MerrillDecember 8, 2010 at 5:25 AM

    The wind Energy would be really good for small towns, because they could power the whole town if it is really small. I think it would be a problem in bigger areas where houses are spread out a lot more, it would be harder for the mills to generate all the power for the whole city

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  6. KDecember 8, 2010 at 7:30 PM

    Greenleaf if they put them offshore wouldn't it still be destroying animals' habitats?

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