Wind Farms
Wind power or wind energy describes the process by which the wind is used to generate mechanical power or electricity. Wind turbines convert the kinetic energy in the wind into mechanical power. This mechanical power can be used for specific tasks (such as grinding grain or pumping water), or can be converted into electricity by a generator.
Main considerations in selecting a site for windmills….
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- Evaluate distance from existing transmission lines
- Tariff
- CUF
- High annual average wind speed
- Availability of anemometry data
- Availability of wind V(t) Curve at the proposed site
- Wind structure at the proposed site.
- Altitude of the proposed site
- Terrain and its aerodynamic
- Local Ecology
- Distance to road or railways
