Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form, such as electricity using wind turbines. The photo shows a three bladed wind turbine a common modern design chosen for its inherent strength and resistance to fatigue.

Wind power has many advantages, its plentiful, renewable, widely distributed, clean and reduces greenhouse emissions when used as an alternative. It’s able to supply power to remote locations where the national grid isn’t available. Disadvantages include wind intermittency meaning a backup up system is sometimes incorporate, noise although modern turbines are far quieter. The placement of turbines has become controversial as the most effective areas tend be in mountainous and coastal areas and places of natural beauty.

There is possibility’s for offshore placement but when you compare them to the ugly polluting coal fired stations and the problems of storing toxic waste from the nuclear power stations. Potentially wind power could produce enough clean green power for the whole world.