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Wind energy

Wind energy . By: Jordan, Tim and josh!. Definition/Explain what it is. it is a wind energy source and you can capture it with a wind mill. How it works . http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_animation.html

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Wind energy

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  1. Wind energy By: Jordan, Tim and josh!

  2. Definition/Explain what it is • it is a wind energy source and you can capture it with a wind mill.

  3. How it works • http://www1.eere.energy.gov/windandhydro/wind_animation.html • The energy in the wind turns two or three propeller-like blades around a rotor • The rotor is connected to the main shaft, which spins a generator to create electricity.which is connected to a cell • http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eXejxcW-XGo&feature=related

  4. Advantage • clean energy, not polluting • keeps energy costs stable • uses a small amount of space • live stock can still graze • farmers can still plant crops

  5. disadvantages • birds get killed • bother people • noisy • no wind • ugly and haves to be bulit high

  6. Where it is used in the US • California • Texas • Colorado • Iowa • Kansas • Minnesota • Nebraska • New Mexico • New York • North Dakota • Oklahoma • Oregon • Pennsylvania • South Dakota • Washington • West Virginia • Wisconsin • and Wyoming

  7. Interesting Facts • Turbine Height: 328 feet – taller than a 32-story building! • California is the state in which most wind power • Wind power is one of the cleanest renewable power sources on Earth • The USA, in 2008, became the largest producer of wind power in the world.

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