Wind Power Project

1. Wind Power Project Made By: IntesabNasir Bilal Ahmed Khan X-S

2. September 3, 2011 Wind Power PPM Energy/Scottish Power via Bloomberg News Updated: Dec. 23, 2010 Wind power is one of the fastest-growing sources of energy around the world. It is popular because it is abundant and provides many communities with a clean, local source of electricity, as opposed to imported fossil fuels. In the United States, which passed Germany to become the country producing the most wind power, the Department of Energy has estimated that wind power could account for 20 percent of the nation's electricity supply by 2030. Despite a crippling recession and tight credit markets, the American wind power industry grew at a blistering pace in 2009, adding 39 percent more capacity. The country is close to the point where 2 percent of its electricity will come from wind turbines. The American Wind Energy Association said the growth of wind power was helped by the federal stimulus package, which extended a tax credit and provided other investment incentives for the industry. The growth could slow, though. Much of the wind development in 2009 was caused by momentum from 2008, as huge turbines ordered then were delivered to wind farms. In 2009, the recession idled many manufacturers and new orders weakened. And despite a decade of efforts, not a single offshore turbine has been built in the United States. But in spring 2010, Interior Secretary Ken Salazar approved the nation's first offshore wind farm and in October signed the lease for the 130-turbine Cape Wind project planned off the shores of Cape Cod, Mass. Cape Wind's fate is in the hands of state regulators, who are expected to decide on a contract by mid-November. Later in October, wind-power prospects brightened when Google and a New York financial firm each agreed to invest heavily in a proposed $5 billion transmission backbone for future offshore wind farms along the Atlantic Seaboard that could ultimately transform the region’s electrical map. In any case, development of a wind power industry within the United States has been overshadowed by far faster growth elsewhere, especially in China, where the government has heavily promoted the growth of turbine manufacturers. In December 2010, the Obama administration  filed a case against China with the WTO, siding with an American labor union, the United Steelworkers, in accusing Beijing of illegally subsidizing the production of wind power equipment.

3. Pakistan to Approve $1 Billion Boost for Wind Energy Production By Ben Edwards and Haris Anwar - Jul 13, 2011 8:00 AM GMT+0500 Pakistan is ready to approve a Norwegian company’s request to build a 150-megawatt wind farm, the first part of a $1 billion plan that could boost by a third the announced capacity for clean-energy power plants. Pakistan is seeking to diversify its energy supplies away from oil and gas and boost electricity production. The nation has a power deficit of 3.6 gigawatts a day, or more than the output of two nuclear reactors, triggering 12-hour blackouts that cause riots and close factories in cities nationwide. The Alternative Energy Development Board is willing to allow a project proposed by NBT AS, a Lysaker-based clean energy company that plans to build the facility in the Sindh province “wind corridor” north of Karachi, according to Said ArifAlauddin, chief executive of the government agency. “They came to us saying they have got the money and relationship with the Chinese and they want to invest,” Alauddinsaid from the port city of Karachi. “As soon as they pay the fee, we will issue that letter to them. We will be able to give them the land if we can see they can deliver.” Pakistan has almost 1 gigawatt of projects under construction or with financing agreed and 498.5 megawatts more of wind programs announced, according to Bloomberg New Energy Finance data. Only 6 megawatts of wind energy facilities are operating in the nation. It’s the ninth-poorest in the Asia- Pacific region with a 2009 gross domestic product per capita of $2,609, according to Bloomberg data. Chinese Financing NBT Chief Executive Officer JoarViken said he plans to tap financing for his project from one of three Chinese turbine makers that his company is talking with about supplying machinery for the facilities. “We think Pakistan is a very good environment and has a very good framework,” Viken said in a phone interview from New York. “Because we get everything in U.S. dollars, we don’t have a huge currency risk.” Vikensaid NBT would issue a tender to Goldwind Science & Technology Co., Sinovel Wind Group Co. and China Energine International Holdings Ltd. to supply the turbines. Each of the companies have credit lines with the China Development Bank Corp., a state-owned lender.“Goldwind now is actively seeking more cooperation opportunities with domestic as well as foreign wind farm developers to expand Goldwind’s presence in overseas markets,” Thomas Yao, a spokesman for the company, said in an e-mail. “Norway’s NBT AS is among the international opportunities we are currently considering.” A spokesman for China Energine, who asked not to be named in line with company policy, said he doesn’t know about the talks and can’t comment. Officials at Sinovel couldn’t be reached. Financing ‘Feasible’ The financing arrangements are “feasible” because the Chinese turbine makers would not develop the projects themselves, said Eduardo Tabbush, an industry analyst at Bloomberg New Energy Finance in London. “This is something we’ve seen happening more and more,” Tabbush said. NBT envisions developing as much as 650 megawatts of wind power in Pakistan over the next few years. It already has purchased land suitable for 50 megawatts in Sindh province and is seeking a partnership with Zulfikar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology, a university in Karachi, for land for the other 100 megawatts, Alauddin said. Support Mechanism Alauddin said NBT has proposed to install as much as 250 megawatts of capacity over the next two years. He said the government board is working “very hard” to provide the Norwegian company with an “upfront tariff” that would help guarantee a price for power sold from the wind farms. The last tariff it approved was worth about 13 U.S. cents a kilowatt-hour, he said. The board could approve an additional 500-megawatt project if NBT is able to line up funding from a Chinese partner where it has existing wind developments. NBT already has two wind power projects working in China with AEI China Power Ltd. and China Datang Corp. Renewable Power Co., Viken said. Another is under construction, and further developments are planned. Pakistan is seeking to derive at least 5 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2030, the development board said in March. Last year, 53 percent came from natural gas, 30 percent from oil and the rest from coal, nuclear and hydropower, according to data from BP Plc. The London-based oil company didn’t measure any sources of renewable energy there. The country’s electricity shortfall reaches as much as 3,628 megawatts per day, according to demand-supply data available on the ministry of power and water website.

4. Locations The of variation in distribution of wind power in Pakistan is due to many reasons. In the areas such as extreme west of Balochistan and Karachi support wind power plants is due to the flat open land. The land is suitable in West Balochistan as it receives an ample amount of wind from the Westwards current. As for Karachi the sea and land breeze provide a great amount of wind day and night. Other areas such as the Northern region the mountainous region also provides a windy platform for wind power stations.

5. Functions Many people believe that our world is in the throes of an energy crisis. Our long reliance on fossil fuels is stripping the planet of them and their dangerous emissions have been stripping the ozone layer, resulting in global warming. In order to stop this deadly cycle, many people are turning to alternative forms of power, such as solar and wind power. While many people are familiar and comfortable with what solar power is and how it works, many people have no idea how a wind turbine works, and assume it must be similar to how a sailboat is propelled.A wind turbine is a mechanical device that actually converts a very specific type of solar energy into usable power. Wind is a solar power, you ask? Yes, as a matter of fact it is! Wind is a phenomenon that is caused by the uneven heating of the Earth's surface and the spinning of the planet on its axis. A wind turbine looks much like a household fan. It has large blades which will rotate in the wind. These blades then spin a low speed shaft that  has a gear at the end. This gear turns another, smaller gear that is connected to a high speed shaft that is within a generator housing. A magnetic rotor on the high speed shaft spins inside loops of copper wire that are wound around a core made of iron. As the rotor spins around the inside of the core it creates something known as "electromagnetic induction" through the coils and that generates an electrical current.The most common types of wind turbine are wind mills and the large turbines that some power companies use to power hundreds and thousands of customers. Smaller, private use wind turbines are growing in popularity though, as more and more people strive to become  energy independent. Typical industrial wind turbines have blades that are about 390 feetacross and can produce enough electricity to power about 5000 homes. A home turbine‘s blades typically range from 8 to 25 feet across. As our energy crisis deepens, you can expect to see more personal use wind turbines popping up across the countryside. Environmentally conscious citizens will be looking  to the sun and the wind to power their homes and help reduce the carbon emissions that  are eating away at our ozone. The wind turbine will become a major player in that endeavor.

6. Pictures Image of Gharo Wind Corridor Image of a Wind Turbine in KetiBundar

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