1. EQ: How does the use of renewable and nonrenewable resources affect our ongoing energy crisis? LT: I can explain the environmental consequences of the various methods of obtaining, transforming, and distributing energy. POU: I will understand that there are different types of fuels with different environmental impacts. I will explain the Pros & Cons of Wind Energy. Warm Up Wind Energy PPT

2. Warm Up 1/28/14 Voices are at “0” 1.What are the two categories of solar energy?

3. 3rd Quarter Table of Contents 1 Title Assignment # Alternative Energy Notes 2 Solar /Wind Energy Notes3

4. Wind Energy Basics The Kidwind Project www.kidwind.org

5. History of Wind Energy, Types of Turbines, and Applications of Wind Energy

6. “Windmills have fascinated us for centuries and will continue to do so. Like campfires or falling water, they’re mesmerizing; indeed, entrancing.” Paul Gipe, Wind Power for Home, Farm, & Business

7. Wind Energy has been Popular for a long time The pilgrims arrived under the power of wind. Cape Cod was home to the first windmill in America. Wind helped fuel our country’s early economy.

8. Early “WINDMILL” in Afghanistan (900AD)

9. Dutch Style Windmills used for 100s of years across the World

10. Water Pumping Windmills helped settle the American West

11. Early Electric Wind Turbines helped Electrify Remote Farms in the early 1900’s

12. Birth of the Modern Wind Turbine Smith-Putnam 1.25 MW Turbine Vermont, 1940's California Wind Turbines 1980’s

13. Types of Electricity Generating Windmills Small (  10 kW) Homes Farms Remote Applications (e.g. water pumping, telecom sites, icemaking) Large (250 kW - 2+MW) Central Station Wind Farms Distributed Power Intermediate (10-250 kW) Village Power Hybrid Systems Distributed Power KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

14. Parts of a Wind Turbine

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17. Wind Turbine Perspective Nacelle 56 tons Tower 3 sections Workers Blade 112’ long KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

18.  Helicopter Serving a power line

19. Wide Sweep 231 ft. 211 ft.

22.  ---------- ME

25. Demo: Teeny Tiny Turbine

26. What is Wind Power Used For?

27. Wind Turbine Applications Generating electricity at Remote Sites Producing electricity in parallel with utility Water Pumping

28. Wind Farms

29. Offshore Wind

31. Why do We Need New Energy Sources?

32. Drivers for Wind Power Rising Fuel Price and Uncertainty Declining Wind Costs Federal and State Policies & Incentives Local Economic Development Environmental Stewardship Energy Security Consumer Demand

33. Two 800 Pound Gorillas Climate Crisis Oil Crisis

34. Two major issues that your generation are being left to deal with Climate Crisis Oil Crisis

35. Wind Energy as a GREAT Resource

36. Wind is Fastest Growing Energy Source US Installed Wind Capacity

38. KidWind Project | www.kidwind.org

41. Concerns about Wind Energy

42. Some Concerns about Wind (that can be addressed with proper information) Visual / Aesthetic Property Values Noise Birds Safety Are benefits real?

43. Carnage!

44. Are the benefits real? Back up Power? – Turbines do not require any new back up generation or spinning reserves. Emission reductions? – Wind energy is accepted on the grid before any other source when it is available, offsetting the need for more polluting sources. Each MWh of wind is one less MWh of electricity from a fossil fuel plant Economics? – Wind provides long-term price stability and is competitive with today’s energy costs. Economic benefit is realized by whoever buys (and sells) the power.

45. We should not compare wind energy to no wind energy

46. Need to Change Perceptions…

47. Questions???

48. The KidWind Project www.kidwind.org

49. Brainpop: Wind Energy Time: 3:40 minutes Energizer – We will go over the quiz question by marching or waving hands 1.We will slash the trash for 2 answers 2.Then you will Silently make a decision about the other two by either marching in place or waving your hands