Wind power is the useful form of energy that can be obtained from wind renewable energy. Wind power can be defined as renewable wind energy that has been converted to useful electrical energy. A way of harnessing wind renewable energy is by using wind turbines to produce electricity. Wind turbines have blades that rotate to convert the wind renewable energy to electric energy by means of an electric generator incorporated within the wind turbines. For commercial use, large amount of electricity needs to be generated which can be achieved by installing wind farms where a number of wind turbines are used together.
The use of wind renewable power has been known for a long time. This alternative energy source was used in windmills to pump water or to grind grains.
There are a lot of advantages of wind power. The main benefit of wind renewable power is that it does not cause pollution. Any types of chemical processes are not required when wind power is used and so no harmful by-products are left over that can contaminate the environment and thus degrade it. Wind power is a renewable energy source and so we can never run out of it. Using wind renewable power does not emit any global warming gases. Also it is a cost effective way of generating electricity.
There are some disadvantages also of using wind power. The use of wind turbines causes noise pollution. Also wind farms require a large area of land that could have been otherwise used for other purposes.
