1. Wind Power
INFO 1001
22 June 2011

2. Overview Retail Prices Alternative Sources Vanadium Windmills
Prototypes
Disadvantages
Overview

3. Weekly Retail Gasoline and Diesel Prices
Retail gasoline and diesel price have been on the rise for the past 10 years.
In the last 10 years, fuel prices have steadily increased. As shown in the chart, this will continue to be a trend.

4. Alternative Sources Wind Power Turbines Wind Farm No Fuel Required
Can not run out of wind
Turbines
3 Bladed rotors
Up to 87 yards long
Spin up to 200 mph
Wind Farm
Hundreds of towers or turbines
65 tons of equipment
There are many alternatives to consider and for our homes (particularly in the midwest) is wind power. The design of wind mills today are more efficient than ever and the design will blend in to the architecture of the facility.

5. Vanadium Battery Uses electrolytes to store energy
Able to absorb and release large amounts of energy
Stores energy from wind turbines
The storage and transmission of the power from the windmills are a huge challenge for us. Additionally, some home owner associations prohibit any type of mill to be erected in a subdivision.
Vanadium Battery

6. Windmills in The Sky Wind Power kites Fly like helicopters
Mile or more into the air
Long cord that energy can travel down
Wind is stronger
There have also been objections by animal rights groups that the blades are a danger to birds and that the blades kill too many birds , so the windmill farms are not a plausible solution.
Windmills in The Sky

7. Turbine Prototypes Has 2 blades instead of 3 blades Spans 44 yards
Lighter weight
Flexible blades
Hinged with downward positioned rotors
Avoid blades smashing into towers
Turbine Prototypes

8. Disadvantages Can’t turn wind on or off
If there is no wind, there is no power
The cost of a battery back up system cost almost 2.5 billion for about 250,000 people for 24 hours
We would need to weigh the advantages and disadvantages before making any major purchasing decisions.
Disadvantages

9. Summary With rising prices, alternative sources are needed.
Possible source are: Wind, Turbines and Wind Farms
Using vanadium batteries to store energy
Summary