Working With The Power Of Wind

Wind power is growing in popularity as an alternativepower as a clean electrical source for consumers the
to fossil fuel and one of the best of the renewableworld over. AWEA represents developers of wind
energy sources. The use of wind power requirespower projects, those who are in the business of
wind turbines. Wind turbine generators do little tosupplying wind power equipment, wind power service
harm the environment and are far preferable in thisproviders, manufacturers of wind power parts,
regard to fossil fuel. The only disadvantage is thatutilities that provide wind power for electrical power,
they cannot be used everywhere. In order toscientists researching green energy resources that
effectively use turbines to generate wind power youinclude the use of wind power and others involved in
would need an average wind speed of at least 13any way in the wind power industry. Hundreds of
miles per hour. Obviously, that is not foundadvocates of wind power are also members of
everywhere.AWEA.
Palm Springs California is ideal for wind turbines thatThe American Wind Energy Association provides the
generate power and as you pass through there alonglatest information on the operation of current or
highway 10 you will see these wind turbines in variouspotential wind power projects, the ongoing
sizes. Called a wind farm, This San Bernadino Mountaindevelopment of new wind power projects,
area has over 4000 windmills in its San Gorgoniocompanies who work in the burgeoning industry, the
Mountain Pass. These turbines provide enough winddevelopment of new wind energy technology, and
power to provide electricity to all of Palm Springs andgovernment legislation and policies that pertain to the
the Coachella Valley area as a whole. Most of theuse, production and funding of wind power and other
current wind power generation in the U.S. resides inrenewable energies.
California.AWEA acts as a clearing house for the wind power
The largest of the wind power windmills is 150 feet inindustry, and as such communicates the pertinent
height with blades that stretch halfway across astatistics, facts and news. From AWEA consumers
football field. There are compartments at theand others can find out the latest legislative decisions
windmills top that house its generators, its hub and itsand efforts, including the best information on grants
gearbox. These weigh at least 30,000 and as muchand loans to aid in the implementation of residential,
as 45,000 pounds. At this size the turbine for windcommercial and governmental wind power projects.
power may cost more than 300,000 but will provideAWEA publishes and disseminates the only weekly
300 kilowatts each hour. This amount of wind powerwind power newsletter that exists anywhere. It also
is enough to keep one typical household in electricalhosts an annual wind power conference, with
power for an entire month.presentations on the latest technological
The American Wind Energy Association AWEA is adevelopments and trends as well as access to
U.S. - wide non-profit organization promoting windbusinesses offering help in its implementation.