Which would you choose? Solar or Wind energy. Wind energy is infinite and so is Solar. Though wind energy takes energy out of the wind which can consequentially slow down winds around the world, creating climate change. Solar energy is efficient but may cost a fortune. Which would you choose?
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Both,I think we have to explore every option!
both!
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Harnessing wind energy via turbines will not slow down or reduce overall wind on a global scale.
All in all, the means to harness solar energy is more abundant then wind energy.
I would choose solar, but what matters is location location location
Solar energy is free except initial cost. wind turbines require maintenance! both are fine but you need power inverter, batteries,ETC!
In the long run they pay for themselves. Don’t forget about hot water/ cold water condensers! ground temp is 50 F and roof mounted condensers can reach 160 F. There is enough solar or wind power to power the entire earth in one minute!
neither i think we should go with magnetic inertia
bothhhhh lol
Solar is the best way to go. It is not as expensive as you may think
Both, of course, and more. To create a viable, sustainable green energy grid we need a collaboration of many different energy sources.
I like the idea of OIL energy.
The rest are just pipe dreams so in that case wind because day dreaming about junk is like pissing in the wind! So really then solar because you dont want to smell like piss. this is the first rant I have gone on…. Sorry.
just remember the 21st century does NOT exist without OIL.
If I could pick a fantasy power to replace oil and all energy that has a BTU’s It would have to be cold fusion….. in fact our scientist have reopened the case for cold fusion, just to make sure it not possible, now that is more realistic.
there are over 300,000,000 people in America alone do you realize how much Power consumption that is??????
there are around 6.7 billion people in the world now, and the number is rising with better infrastructure and societies.
good luck on global warming.
To stop world damage you must stop the human race(s) …..now, you wouldn’t like that would you.
Because my utility will pay $ 0.42 /kWh for solar power (on a 20 year purchase contract, but only $ 0.08 for wind energy the economics are heavily in favour of solar until I note that in this Great Lakes region we harvest only about 3 watt hours of energy per installed watt per day, (year round average). That takes about 333 days to generate $ 0.42 in power.
While the cost of solar panels is coming down, soon to be about $ 1./watt, we are still seeing $ 4.50 /watt just for the panels.
And it costs double that by the time we are selling power to the grid.
With $ 4.20 per watt, we would be getting a payout of about 6% of cost each year. And we can get 20 year financing at 4% on this, so we can actually make some money.
Wind energy would cost us less per kWh delivered. We can get a turbine that will deliver power for below 5 cents /kWh compared to the .08 the utility will pay for the power. We can not get a permit to run the wind turbine, within 500 metres of the power grid. So we would have to build a 500 metre (and more) power line to deliver the power to the grid.
Yes, wind power does slow down the wind. If we had wind farm after wind farm after wind farm down the path of the wind, we know that every watt of energy removed from the wind is a watt the wind no longer has. But the scale of energy in the wind is very great compared to the amount we are able to extract.
Wind because it’s possible to realize really cheap great power plants.
Solar. It will get cheaper eventually (like LCD TV’s and cameras and everything else that is in demand). If we find a way to incorporate it into our architecture (like putting panels on top of covered parking structures, businesses, etc), it will be more space effective too.
Wind energy uglifies (new word?
the landscape and still kills lots of birds, even with the new, low speed turbines.
I hadn’t ever heard of the altering-wind-current theory but it seems a possiblity too!
I would personally choose solar energy because the sun will always be available, whereas sometimes it’s not always windy. But both are good options.
You can read about the benefits of solar energy here:
http://www.greenstudentu.com/Solar_Energy.aspx
And about wind energy here:
http://www.greenstudentu.com/Wind_Energy.aspx
Hope this helps!
Grr..If I had to choose one…. I would say Wind for the short and immediate term. If you ask me that in a year, I might probably say solar, the rate of advancement is awesome.
Where I live, solar is the better option. I only get winds a few months out of the year. My solar system did have a large up front cost, but I should break even in about 6 years, so I’ll be getting 19 years of free electricity, so it was well worth every penny.
I would prefer to use solar! They are not that expensive as you see.check on ebay, the solar panels are only $ 4.8/watt.