There a LOT of energy sources in the world. How does wind energy compare to other renewable energy sources? View this presentation to find out!

1. COMPARINGWIND POWER and other RENEWABLE ENERGY SOURCES

3. This is EARTH.

4. This is EARTH. She’s kinda HOT.

5. HELP. This is EARTH. She’s kinda HOT.

6. WHAT CAN WE DO?

8. Dunno.

9. Just kidding.

10. Several countries are adapting renewable energy:

11. Several countries are adapting renewable energy: BIOMASS

12. Several countries are adapting renewable energy: SOLAR BIOMASS

13. Several countries are adapting renewable energy: WIND SOLAR BIOMASS

14. Several countries are adapting renewable energy: WIND SOLAR BIOMASS HYDRO

15. Several countries are adapting renewable energy: WIND SOLAR BIOMASS HYDRO GEOTHERMAL

16. to counteract the process of global warming.

17. From these 5,

18. From these 5, WIND SOLAR BIOMASS HYDRO GEOTHERMAL

19. From these 5, WIND

20. From these 5, WIND is the fastest-growing renewable energy source.

21. From these 5, WIND is the fastest-growing renewable energy source. (for good reasons)

22. WIND Let’s compare this guy:

23. WIND Let’s compare this guy: with these other guys: HYDRO BIOMASS GEOTHERMAL SOLAR

24. And see why many countries prefer wind power to other renewable energy sources

25. ROUND 1 V S SOLAR WIND

26. Here’s one interesting fact:

27. Here’s one interesting fact: Wind energy is actually a form of solar energy.

28. Here’s one interesting fact: Wind energy is actually a form of solar energy. (uhuh)

29. That’s because winds are actually caused by the uneven heating of the atmosphere from the sun. This creates low-pressure and high-pressure areas, which cause air to move. Here’s one interesting fact: Wind energy is actually a form of solar energy. (uhuh)

30. Anyways, Everyone knows that the main energy source of every organism in the world is the SUN.

31. It doesn’t mean it’s better for power generation though.

34. The sun’s gone.

35. Solar panels don’t work at night.

36. Wind turbines, on the other hand, work whenever as long as there’s wind.

37. Wind turbines, on the other hand, work whenever as long as there’s wind.

38. Wind turbines, on the other hand, work whenever as long as there’s wind. So these guys are still gonna work even after the SUN comes down.

39. Wind turbines, on the other hand, work whenever as long as there’s wind. So these guys are still gonna work even after the SUN comes down.

41. Nearly all countries have a windy area. Few countries have continually sunny areas though.

42. Wind turbines look cooler than solar panels. (I think)

45. BIOMASS is a renewable energy resource taken from ‘recently alive’ plants.

46. It’s usually created from farm crops, such as corn and soybean. BIOMASS is a renewable energy resource taken from ‘recently alive’ plants.

47. It can be used to generate different forms of energy, such as heat, electricity and fuel. It’s usually created from farm crops, such as corn and soybean. BIOMASS is a renewable energy resource taken from ‘recently alive’ plants.

48. There’s one problem though…

49. Converting biomass to other forms of energy involves There’s one problem though…

50. BURNING.

51. BURNING. Which produces greenhouse gases in the process, such as CO (carbon monoxide) and CO2 (carbon dioxide), that contribute to global warming.

52. On the other hand,

53. WIND TURBINES

54. WIND TURBINES have virtually ZERO greenhouse gas emissions.

57. HYDROPOWER

58. HYDROPOWER Generates electricity through the use of falling water’s gravitational force.

59. HYDROPOWER Generates electricity through the use of falling water’s gravitational force. It’s also the most widely-used renewable energy resource – having 777 GW of installed worldwide capacity (2006).

60. It also doesn’t produce a lot of greenhouse gases during production.

61. It also doesn’t produce a lot of greenhouse gases during production. (Just a little.)

62. It also doesn’t produce a lot of greenhouse gases during production. (Just a little.) Dams also have a variety of uses, such as flood control, making hydropower development doubly useful.

63. WIND TURBINES…

64. WIND TURBINES… …on the other hand, look pretty cool. Which could be another use for it:

65. WIND TURBINES… …on the other hand, look pretty cool. Which could be another use for it: Terrain Decorations. 

66. WIND TURBINES… It also helps prevent global warming since it does not emit any greenhouse gases.

67. After months of deliberation (and sleepless sleepovers)…

71. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY

72. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY is heat energy stored inside the Earth.

73. GEOTHERMAL ENERGY is heat energy stored inside the Earth. It can be harnessed by using a drill…

74. Like this one?

75. Um… No, Jeff.

76. Um… No, Jeff. (not his real name)

77. Something more like this one.

78. Anyways,

79. Drills drill deep into the Earth to create a geothermal well.

80. Drills drill deep into the Earth to create a geothermal well. (like this one)

81. STEAM

82. is then utilized and converted to electricity. STEAM

83. You can’t just put up a geothermal plant anywhere though.

84. You can’t just put up a geothermal plant anywhere though. Places near tectonic plate boundaries are the best sites,

85. You can’t just put up a geothermal plant anywhere though. Places near tectonic plate boundaries are the best sites, (which aren’t really that many in the world.)

86. Siting a wind turbine location is a lot more forgiving.

87. Siting a wind turbine location is a lot more forgiving. There are a LOT more windy areas in the world than tectonic plate boundaries.

90. Wind Power’s renewable energy market growth is considerably higher than Hydropower’s though. It wouldn’t be long (like, maybe 50 years?) before wind becomes the most widely-used renewable energy resource since there are more feasible wind turbine locations than hydropower dam locations.

91. ANYWAYS,

92. FOR READING THE WHOLE PRESENTATION,

93. THANK YOU!

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