Alex Caicedo, Craig Hughes, Matt Sankey - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

1 / 21
About This Presentation
Title:

Alex Caicedo, Craig Hughes, Matt Sankey

Description:

Subject to the electrical codes that your local or state governments have in place ... http://viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=viewImage&friendID ... – PowerPoint PPT presentation

Number of Views:46
Avg rating:3.0/5.0
Slides: 22
Provided by: Cra589
Category:

less

Transcript and Presenter's Notes

Title: Alex Caicedo, Craig Hughes, Matt Sankey


1
Wind Power
  • Alex Caicedo, Craig Hughes, Matt Sankey

2
Overview
  • Wind power is the production of electricity using
    wind to turn a turbine.
  • It is one of the oldest forms of alternative
    energy dating to about, 200 B.C.
  • It is clean, sustainable and generates relatively
    no emissions.
  • Although it may seem simple, there is much
    controversy surrounding wind power.

3
Questions to Consider
  • What evidence supports the idea that wind can
    provide a significant proportion of electrical
    demand in the future?
  • Does everybody agree with that evidence?  If not,
    explain.
  • Can production be enhanced in those areas in
    which it is already developed?
  • Can production be developed in areas where it is
    now minimally developed?
  • What are the technical impediments to development
    and deployment of wind power?
  • Can those impediments be overcome?
  • What environmental problems does wind power pose?
  • What social / political problems?
  • Can those problems be overcome?
  • Do any laws or regulations impact the deployment
    of new wind power?
  • Is wind power truly sustainable?  What is the
    life span of new wind farms?

4
Winds Capacity
  • Total worldwide capacity of 73,904 Mw.
  • 1 of worldwide electricity generation.
  • U.S ranked 3rd with 13,885 Mw.
  • By 2010, 160Gw worldwide up from 73.9Gw.
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power

http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2
/EnerconE70-Magedeburg_2005-Steinkopfinsel01.jpg
5
United States Wind Resources
http//science.howstuffworks.com/wind-power6.htm
6
Do people agree?
  • Controversy
  • Aesthetically Pleasing?
  • Where do we put them?
  • Noise Levels?
  • Altamont Pass

http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b7
/Greenpark_wind_turbine_arp.jpg
7
Potential of Wind Power
  • Where can wind be installed?
  • Capacity doesntOutput
  • Land required per turbine is about 60 acres
  • 10 MPH or higher
  • Airborne wind turbine

http//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f1
/Magrath-Wind-Farm-Szmurlo.jpg
8
Wind in the future
  • Nantucket Sound Proposed Wind farm
  • Strongly opposed
  • Possible that 6 sq. miles could provide
    electricity to meet entire U.S demand!

http//farm3.static.flickr.com/2250/1640486135_6e4
e5e5e76_o.jpg
9
What environmental problems does wind power pose?
  • Wind power shows has an indirect effect on
    pollution
  • Wind turbines might kill some bird and bat
    species
  • Uses shores and farming fields to build

10
Continued
  • Aesthetic issues are important for onshore and
    near-shore locations in that the "visible
    footprint
  • As number of offshore turbines increase so does
    the possibility of ocean noise

11
What Social/Political Problems?
  • Farmers may receive annual lease payments of
    2,000 to 5,000 dollars per turbine
  • The turbines cause too much noise when running
  • There have been a number of fatalities from
    accidents involving wind turbines.

12
Continued
  • windmills get complaints of "shadow flicker",
    which is the alternating pattern of sun and shade
  • Turbines create light pollution at night
  • Maintenance is required on the turbines every so
    often
  • Expensive to build, offshore is even more
    expensive

13
How can these problems be overcome?
  • Climate change poses a much more significant
    threat to wildlife
  • Be safe with maitenance and be safe around the
    turbines.
  • Farmers still use the fields
  • The offshore turbines, dont bother people
  • The offshore does not harm people they are far
    enough away.

14


-http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageWindenerg
y.jpg
Land-based Wind Turbine
15
Offshore Turbines
http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ImageDanishWindTurbi
nes.jpg
16
Do any laws or regulations impact the deployment
of new wind power?
  • Subject to the electrical codes that your local
    or state governments have in place
  • These code requirements emphasize proper wiring
    and installation
  • Cities might have banned building zones locally.

17
Technical Issues
  • Energy cant be stored
  • Transmission
  • Efficiency
  • Unpredictable
  • Expensive

18
Technical Issues
  • Solutions
  • Wind farms
  • Location
  • New Developments

19
Sustainability
  • Renewable
  • Long History
  • Open to Future
  • Life Span of Wind Farms

http//www.algarveimages.com/algarveimages/algarve
images/images/slides/TP162-Wind-Farm.jpg
20
Conclusion
  • Advantages/Disadvantages
  • Future Developments
  • Competitive with Fossil fuels

http//viewmorepics.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseacti
onviewImagefriendID142380973albumID0imageID
993770
21
Works Cited
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
  • http//www.orionmagazine.org/index.php/articles/ar
    ticle/178/
  • http//www.contempaesthetics.org/newvolume/pages/a
    rticle.php?articleID247
  • http//science.howstuffworks.com/wind-power.htm
  • http//www.eia.doe.gov/cneaf/solar.renewables/page
    /wind/wind.html
  • http//www.ucsusa.org/clean_energy/renewable_energ
    y_basics/how-wind-energy-works.html
  • http//www.awea.org/
  • http//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_profile_power_la
    w
Write a Comment
User Comments (0)
About PowerShow.com