Wind Energy in Australia

INTRODUCTION The world has never been short of wind. For thousands of years it has turned windmills, flown kites, cooled houses and filled sails. Now, technological advances are breathing new life into our use of wind power as a clean, renewable, cost-effective means of generating electricity. HISTORY OF WIND ENERGY TO DATE Over the last few decades, wind power has rarely been used as means of generating electricity. In 1996, the worldwide capacity of wind turbines …

…in the elimination of pollution omitted by other energy production methods. So, essentially, wind turbines possess the potential to produce much of the worlds energy needs in a responsible, economic and environmentally friendly manner. Bibliography 1. http://www.abc.net.au/rural/news/stories/s63812.htm 2. http://auswea.com.au/ 3. http://www.cbr.clw.csiro.au/windenergy/we.htm 4. http://www.det.csiro.au/May98-c.html 5. http://renewable.greenhouse.gov.au/technologies/wind/wind.html