1. Liceo Statale Vito Capialbi
Vibo Valentia, Italy
Comenius Project
NO HUMAN NO CRY
Head master Mr Giovanni Policaro
Project Coordinator Anna Pia Perri

2. Wind power

3. Wind power represents the most rapidly
growing electricity market in Europe.

4. Rapidly growing market
Driving this growth is
the European
Commission’s directives
(issued in 2003, 2007 and
2009) on renewable
energy.

5. Surplus power from
the project is
transmitted through
the power grid to
other locations that
need it.

6. A wind turbine operates
automatically:
 it self-starts when
the wind reaches an
average speed of 3-5
m/s;

7. it adjusts the pitch of its rotor blades to
maintain an effective operating speed
regardless of the strength of the wind, and
to protect itself from strong winds.

8. output increases with wind speed until it
reaches 13-14 m/s;

9. if the average wind
speed exceeds the
operational limit of
25 m/s, the turbine
stops;

10. when the wind drops back below restart
speed, the safety systems will reset
automatically.

11. Wind park
development involves
both technical and
political challenges.

12. When developing wind parks, consideration
needs to be given to their visual impact, to
flora and fauna as well as to local commercial
and leisure interests.

13. Moreover, an infrastructure needs to be
available to establish the wind park, while
the power grid in the area has to be capable
of transporting the power to the market.

14. WIND FARMS IN CALABRIA
There are many wind farms in
Calabria, particularly in the
provinces of Catanzaro and
Crotone. As you arrive at the
international airport of
Lamezia, you can see them
spread out across the
countryside beneath you.

15. Wind Power in Calabria
“San Sostene windy city” is
a welcome sign that greets
visitors to a town near
Catanzaro, which has a
wind farm with 43 turbines
on two of its mountain
ridges.

16. Calabrese Michela and Vittoria Ficchì
1 AL – 1 A SU
Liceo Statale Vito Capialbi
Vibo Valentia, Italy
Vienna, 14 th-18 th March 2012