Increasing Energy Supply - Wind

Geography: AQA GCSE, topic 6.4.7

Wind Power

When the wind blows, it rotates a wind turbine, which can turn a generator.

Advantages

Advantages

  • Source of renewable energy.
Disadvantages

Disadvantages

  • Unreliable, only produces power when the wind blows.

Test yourself on Increasing Energy Supply - Wind

  • Which one of the following is an advantage of wind power?

  • Wind Energy

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