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turbines.
Benefits of wind power:
Renewable energy
Inexhaustible
Not pollutant
Reduces the use of fossil fuels
Reduces energy imports
Creates wealth and local employment
Contributes to sustainable development Wind power is the most efficient
Wind energy does not emit toxic substances or contaminants into the air, which
can be very damaging to the environment and to human beings. Toxic substances can
acidify land and water ecosystems, and corrode buildings. Air contaminants can trigger
heart disease, cancer and respiratory diseases like asthma.
Wind power is the most efficient technology to produce energy in a safe and
environmentally sustainable manner: it is zero emissions, local, inexhaustible,
competitive and it creates wealth and jobs.
How to generate electricity from wind?
-Wind turbines use blades to collect the wind’s kinetic energy. Wind flows over
the blades creating lift or similar to the effect on airplane wings, which causes the
blades to turn. The blades are connected to a drive shaft that turns an electric
generator, which produces or generates electricity.
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