Wind Power

Paper Summary:

This paper provides a background and overview of wind power. It examines how the technology of wind power has evolved over the years and what applications are currently in use. It also discusses some of the numerous benefits and advantages of wind power over its fossil-fuel counterparts. The paper then assesses wind power's potential to contribute to the nation's energy needs in the future.

Table of Contents:
Introduction
Review and Discussion
Background and Overview
Current Applications
Future Trends
Conclusion

From the Paper:

"In many ways, it is almost too good to be true. The research showed that wind power is a viable renewable energy source that does not contribute to global warming and has become increasingly cost competitive with traditional coal- and oil-powered electricity sources in recent years. The research also showed that the supporting technologies for wind power such as transmission capacities and battery storage capabilities continue to improve and experts currently predict that a greater percentage of the world's energy needs will be met by wind power in the 21st century. Given its numerous benefits and advantages over fossil-fuel counterparts and the growing energy crisis today, this is good news by any measure."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Clayton, Mark. (2008, May 9). "'Small Wind' Power Plants are Blowing Strong." Montana News Station. [Online]. Available: http://www.montanasnewsstation.com/Global/ story.asp?S=8290967.
• Elliott, David. Energy, Society & Environment. New York: Routledge, 2003.
• Hansen, Lena M. (2005). "Can Wind Be a 'Firm' Resource? A North Carolina Case Study." Duke Environmental Law & Policy Forum 15(2): 341.
• Holzman, David C. (2007). "The Vanadium Advantage Flow Batteries Put Wind Energy in the Bank." Environmental Health Perspectives 115(7): 358-59.
• Pernin, Christopher G., Mark A. Bernstein, Andrea Mejia, Howard Shih, Fred Rueter and Wilbur Steger. Generating Electric Power in the Pacific Northwest: Implications of Alternative Technologies. Santa Monica, CA: Rand, 2002.

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