Wind power in the United States

A hurricane is a heavy storm with severe winds. It is also called a tropical cyclone, it forms over tropical or subtropical waters (National Ocean Service, 2017). According to the Saffir-Simpson Hurricane wind scale, a hurricane winds are rated on a 1 to 5 category (National Ocean Service, 2017). A natural disaster is a major event that takes place from natural processes of Earth. A hurricane is considered a natural disaster that happened in my community and the disaster that happened in my…

Nuclear Power is the Future Since the 1960’s humans have been trying to solve the puzzle of providing energy to all people cheaply, efficiently, and with minimum harmful effects to the environment. In the words of Franklin D. Roosevelt, “The test of our progress is not whether we add more to the abundance of those who have much it is whether we provide enough for those who have little.” (brainyquote.com), the solution to providing affordable, clean electricity to all of humanity…

Title: Evaluate the efficiency of any ONE item from within your subject area: wind power as a source of electricity SID: 6602318 Subject: MSc Electrical and Electronic Engineering Word Count: 1586 It has become a commonly held view that energy policy needs to change over the next fifty years (Ali 2012). The reliance on fossil fuels is unsustainable and expensive. Therefore, increased efforts to produce renewable energies have become a major factor in corporate energy…

this assignment I decided to explore the efficiency of: wind turbine energy, static electricity and solar energy. My final research led me…

What does it mean to the billions of humans all around the world? To start, renewable energy are resources that can be used multiple times, replenished quickly, and never runs out or dies (Salata, 2015). Some examples of renewable energy are solar, wind, biomass, geothermal, and hydropower. Non-renewable energy are resources that are used once and that is all, fossil fuel such as coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of non-renewable energy. Furthermore, it takes millions of years for the…

Have you ever wondered, like me, how one of the most dangerous storms, hurricanes form? They form near the equator over warm ocean waters. The waters need to be at least 80 degrees Fahrenheit. Hurricanes also require moist air and converging winds. Most hurricanes form off the west coast of Africa. They begin as thunderstorms that move out across the warm, tropical ocean. These thunderstorms are called tropical disturbances. Between 80 and 100 tropical storms develop each year around the…

Renewable Energy for America, in 2011 wind turbines generated enough electricity to power 11 million homes and 3,464 new turbines were built. The article also states that wind turbines are able to pay for themselves after three to six months in a windy environment. Turbine farms usually consist of about 100 turbines and creates an average of 250 megawatts (MW). To put this in perspective, it takes less than 10kW for residential energy supply. Additionally, wind energy produces no polluting…

For the United States to think that Puerto Rico can hold to the same standards as states like Texas and Florida is foolish; plans should have been put in place accordingly to the island. Because the country is impoverished, Puerto Rico’s infrastructure was neglected to begin with, and the devastation from the hurricane now makes it that much more difficult to rebuild and fix. The 2017 hurricane season was one of the most active seasons the United States has seen since 2005. The low wind…

The War on Nuclear Power Since the beginning of time, people have needed energy to stay alive. Even though back then it came in the form of food, now that times have changed so drastically, even objects that aren 't necessarily alive need energy too for a person to survive. As the price for fossil fuel continuously rises, we have turned to other solutions to get the energy we need in more sufficient and eco friendly ways, such as wind power, solar power and nuclear power. One of the most…

inordinately fascinating. Tornadoes, according to multiple sources can cause more damage in seconds than almost anything else. In the United States, a place considered “Tornado Alley” that is located in the most severe parts of Texas through Oklahoma has about 500 tornadoes that take place in this area every year, so tornadoes are not as rare as tsunamis, earthquakes and etc. “With wind speeds of more than 300 mph (483 km/h), tornadoes are one of the most destructive natural forces on Earth.”…