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    Wind energy is more widely used than solar power, generating over 318,000 megawatts compared to solar's 67,000 megawatts. While wind and solar currently make up only 2% of energy, their use has increased rapidly over the last 20 years. Most energy still comes from fossil fuels, which are more polluting than renewable sources like hydro, wind, and solar. Replacing coal power plants with wind farms could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and have positive implications for the climate since wind energy produces no emissions.

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    Wind energy is more widely used than solar power, generating over 318,000 megawatts compared to solar's 67,000 megawatts. While wind and solar currently make up only 2% of energy, their use has increased rapidly over the last 20 years. Most energy still comes from fossil fuels, which are more polluting than renewable sources like hydro, wind, and solar. Replacing coal power plants with wind farms could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and have positive implications for the climate since wind energy produces no emissions.

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    Wind energy is more widely used than solar power, generating over 318,000 megawatts compared to solar's 67,000 megawatts. While wind and solar currently make up only 2% of energy, their use has increased rapidly over the last 20 years. Most energy still comes from fossil fuels, which are more polluting than renewable sources like hydro, wind, and solar. Replacing coal power plants with wind farms could significantly reduce CO2 emissions and have positive implications for the climate since wind energy produces no emissions.

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    Wind Energy

    Paul Driftmier

    Renewable Energy Sources

    Wind energy is 3.5 times more


    widely used than solar, with only
    about 67,000 megawatts of energy
    being generated by solar, and wind
    producing in excess of 318,000
    megawatts of electricity. In these
    graphs, you can see both wind and
    solar energy being used more widely,
    and at an accelerating rate, just
    within the last 20 years.

    Wind and photovoltaic (solar) energy fall under the 2% in the graph above. 87% of 2012's
    energy came from fossil fuels, which are much more polluting than hydro, wind, or solar. As
    of 2011, nearly 32 billion barrels of oil are consumed worldwide per year. That equates to
    around 1.344 trillion gallons

    CO2 emissions
    This graph details the CO2
    emissions of several dierent
    sources. In 2013, Carbon Dioxide
    emissions reached a record 39.683
    billion tons, with most of it coming
    from coal electricity generation
    and petroleum transportation.
    These greenhouse gasses have a
    massive impact on the earth's
    climate. Replacing these coalreliant power plants with wind
    farms could have massive positive
    implications for the climate, as
    wind energy creates no carbon
    dioxide or other emissions, and
    wind farms are much easier to
    maintain than coal plants, meaning
    they are much more cost ecient.

    Inside a wind
    turbine

    As wind passes by the blades of the wind turbine, they spin, turning a shaft in the body of
    the turbine, which leads to the gear box. The gear box is used to adjust the speed ratio
    according to the wind speed, so the generators shaft is spinning at a constant speed when
    on. The generator then uses powerful magnets and wire coils to convert the kinetic energy
    into electric energy by forcing the electrons in the wire coils to move through them in the
    direction of the magnets.'
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    As the wind turbine requires no input other than wind and periodic maintenance, and
    creates no emissions, wind energy is a completely pollutant-free way of creating electricity.

    Conclusion
    Wind energy, while not entirely widely used right now, is in fast incline, as
    represented by the graph on the second slide. Wind energy is widely known
    for being incredibly ecologically-friendly, and relatively low-maintenance,
    when compared to other sources of energy, which typically require entire
    factories of workers to maintain. It is generally a popular term for people,
    when they talk about renewable energy sources. Wind energy is a great
    technological solution to the human pollution problem today.

    Wind Energy
    Paul Driftmier

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    http://instituteforenergyresearch.org/analysis/statistical-review-of-world-energy-2013-viva-la-shale-revolucion/'
    http://blogg.nhh.no/reconhub/?p=70'
    http://www.iea.org/aboutus/faqs/oil/'
    http://onlyzerocarbon.org/uploads/US_2.gif'
    http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/19/us-global-carbon-emissions-idUSBRE9AI00A20131119'

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