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● Land
● Economic
● Demand
● Infrastructure
Sources of Wind Energy
A wind farm is a group of wind
turbines in the same location
used for production of electric
power. A large wind farm may
consist of several hundred
individual wind turbines
distributed over an extended
area, but the land between the
turbines may be used for
agricultural or other purposes.
Technology Involved
Types of Wind Turbines
Turbine Blades
Impacts ●
affordable
Viable and large-scale alternative to fossil
fuels
Environmental Impacts
Land Use
Offshore
Wildlife and Habitat
Public Health and Community
Life-Cycle Global Warming Emissions
1. Land Use
Wind turbines must be spaced
approximately 5 to 10 rotor diameters
(diameter of the wind turbine blades) apart.