Thursday 2 June 2011

INDIA WIND POWER MAP

INDIA WIND POWER MAP

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How big are wind farm projects?


How big are wind farm projects?


  Wind farms can range in size from a few megawatts to hundreds of megawatts in capacity, from one turbine to as large as 400 or more turbines. Wind Capital Group typically focuses on utility scale projects that are 50 MW or greater. Generally, this translates to 20 or more turbines, depending on the turbines used.

What are wind turbines made of?


What are wind turbines made of?
The towers are mostly tubular and made of steel. The blades are made of fiberglass reinforced polyester or wood-epoxy.

How big is a wind turbine?


How big is a wind turbine?
Utility-scale wind turbines for land-based wind farms come in various sizes, with rotor diameters ranging from about 50 meters (164 feet) to about 120 meters (394 feet), and with towers of roughly the same size. A wind turbine that Wind Capital Group might use at this time has a total height from the tower base to the tip of the blade of approximately 400 feet.

wind power basics


WIND ENERGY BASICS

What is wind energy?

Wind energy is a converted form of solar energy. The sun’s radiation heats different parts of the earth at different rates - most notably during the day and night, but also when different surfaces (for example, water and land) absorb or reflect heat at different rates. This, in turn, causes portions of the atmosphere to warm differently. Hot air rises, reducing the atmospheric pressure at the earth’s surface, and cooler air is drawn in to replace it. The result is wind. Air has mass, and when it is in motion, it contains the energy of that motion (“kinetic energy”). Some portion of that energy can be converted into other forms of mechanical force or electricity that we can use to perform work.


Wind Power Group is committed to wildlife protection

Wind Power Group is committed to wildlife protection; we work with the State Department of Conservation and with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service (USFWS) to conduct studies early on in the wind farm planning process to identify any potential issues. Wind, a 100% clean energy source, is one of the healthiest energy options, and one of the most compatible with animals and humans. Modern day wind farms are collectively far less harmful to birds than cats, power lines, buildings, hunters, vehicles, communication towers or pesticides. The National Audubon Society publicly endorses the use of modern wind turbines and wind farms as a means of creating clean, renewable energy