1. Tareixa Gómez Silva
Camila Rodríguez Soto
3ºA

2. •Definition.
•Parts of a wind turbine.
•Type of energy.
•Operation of a wind farm.
•Types of wind farm.
•An offshore wind farm.
•Advantages and disadvantages.
•Wind farms in Galicia, Spain, Europe and the world.
•Curiosities.
•Conclusions.
•Bibliography.

3. Wind power
captures the energy
of the moving air.
As the sun heats the
earth’s surface, it
does it so unevenly
that it creates wind
cycles. By tapping
into these wind
cycles, we’re able to
create wind power.

4. •The power from the
rotation of the wind
turbine rotor is
transferred to the
generator.
•The wind turbine
generator converts
mechanical energy
into electrical
energy.

5. Wind energy is a resource which is
classified as renewable

7. • A wind farm may also be • Wind mills can also be
located offshore. used for agricultural
purposes.

10. Advantages Disadvantages
 Once the wind turbine is  The strength of the wind is
built, the energy it produces not constant and it varies
does not cause green house from zero to storm force.
gases or other pollutants.  Many people feel that the
 Many people find wind farms countryside should be left
an interesting feature of the untouched, without these
landscape. large structures being built.
 Remote areas that are not  The largest single turbine
connected to the electricity available today can only
power grid can use wind provide enough electricity for
turbines to produce their own 475 homes when running at
supply. full capacity.

11.  Teixido.
 Currás.
 Caxado.
 Vilán.

12.  Las Monjas.
 Facinas.
 Nava.
 Escalereta.
 Cuesta.

15.  Gabbard offshore wind farm is the biggest in the world
and is located on the estuary of the River Thames.

16.  Designed by an Arizona State University student,
freeway sign wind turbines like these could generate
enough electricity to supply a small apartment at low
wind speeds.

17.  Maple Ridge wind farm is currently New York’s largest
wind farm, located in Lewis County. Operational
since 2006, Maple Ridge is responsible for nearly 75%
of New York’s total wind power capacity.

18.  The world’s first floating wind turbine installed off the
coast of Norway.

19.  Another one of California's amazing wind farms,
Tehachapi Pass is one of the oldest wind farms still in
operation, since the early 1980's. About a dozen
different companies generate electricity in the
Tehachapi Pass wind farm. It is located in the Mojave
Desert.

20.  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_power
 http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/wind+energy
 http://www.clean-energy-ideas.com
 http://www.technologystudent.com/energy1/wind8.ht
 http://wiki.windpower.org/index.php/Gearboxes
 http://ecoble.com/2009/09/08/the-worlds-most-
amazing-wind-farms/

21. •Renewable energy is very important and its
use should be promoted.
•It is not too expensive to get.
•The air is a never-ending energy source.
•It does not require the removal of too
much soil.
•It does not require too much work.
•The space they occupy can be used for
other purposes.