Problems With Using Wind Energy

Some believe the problems we face with renewable energy can be overcome.

Problems with using wind energy.

All utility companies need to do is purchase install and maintain their wind turbines. Denmark s annual production from wind turbines increased 28 petajoules pj 1 pj 278 000 mw h from 1990 to 1998 but total energy consumption increased 115 pj. The variability of wind is one of its great disadvantages as an energy source. When converting the wind energy into usable electric energy the machinery within the turbines are only able to extract about 59 of the wind s power.

Wind energy doesn t pollute the air like power plants that rely on combustion of fossil fuels such as coal or natural gas which emit particulate matter nitrogen oxides and sulfur dioxide causing human health problems and economic damages. It s easy to see why wind turbines are at least potentially hazardous for birds. Wind energy is all around us making it widely. Wind turbines don t produce atmospheric emissions that cause acid rain smog or greenhouse gases.

Mit the fact is birds do fly into the path of the blades and die a grisly death. Wind energy has low running costs. First wind flows and sunlight are intermittent. Installation of wind towers cannot hope to keep up with the continuing increase of energy use.

It has huge potential. Wind energy competes primarily with natural gas fired generation 14 and when gas prices are low wind energy is at a big. Bird and bat deaths caused by wind turbines are valid environmental concerns and there are others for alleged health problems from turbines see windhealth but wind energy has far less environmental impact than the fossil fuel powered generation that it replaces and is more economically viable than most currently. This seems to be one of the major issues with using wind energy and this inefficiency appears to be remaining static at the moment with little to no improvements in this area on the horizon.

Disposing of the turbines while wind energy is marketed as the future s green energy solution turbines last only about 20 years and disposing of their behemoth. Excess energy from wind and solar will be exported to norway to be stored before being bought back off them when needed. As wind energy is free to use its running costs are low. Wind energy has a waste problem.

The other key problem facing wind energy. They can then benefit from a free source of energy instead of having to buy fuel. Low natural gas prices.