Wind energy is a clean
Wind energy is clean. No CO2, no other greenhouse gas and no waste of drinkable water, which is itself becoming a scarce resource. Wind produces energy.
Let's save our planet from CO2 emissions plague. How can CO2 emission reduction best be achieved? Fossil fuels, like oil and gas, produce CO2 emissions; other kind of energy resource produce hazardous waste and future generations will bear the consequences of it.
Nuclear and coal power plants use huge amounts of water, our most valuable resource that shouldn't be wasted.
Clean energy efficiency for the entire life cycle
Wind energy is clean. A 30kw wind turbine produces the same amount of electricity as 130 barrels of oil each year , without any emission. Unlike fossil fuels, wind turbines avoid the emission of tons of CO2. Every year 40 millions of CO2 are released into the Earth's atmosphere. But clean energy also has to be assessed on a power plant’s entire life cycle, from construction to dismantling.
Also considering the environmental impact of raw materials, manufacturing, transport, service and disposal, a wind turbine is carbon neutral: it doesn't produce CO2 emissions.
Wind is competitive
Thanks to the level of technological maturity reached, wind energy can compete on price with conventional sources of energy such as oil and gas. Moreover, wind is a free and plentiful source of energy. In 2006, a survey by Emerging Energy Research showed that wind energy is marginally more expensive than electricity from a new generation coal-fired power plant and it is equal in cost to electricity from a new natural gas fired plant. The real difference is the lack of CO2 emissions characterizing conventional energy.
Wind is predictable
While oil, natural gas and other material price can be fluctuating, wind is stable and free.
This is a good incentive for all the investors interested in the wind energy sector.
Wind turbines do not run at full capacity 365 days a year. It is the same for the power plants making use of conventional sources of energy. In countries like Denmark, wind energy already meets one-fifth of the population’s total energy needs, exploiting less than 20 % of the national wind energy. In case of high wind speed, the 5,000 wind turbines installed on the territory of Denmark cover the needs of the whole country.
Wind is independent
Wind doesn't have geographic boundaries. It is a renewable source of energy, and it can be found freely in every country of the world.
Wherever it blows, it can bring jobs to support the local economy and it allows independence from external energy suppliers.
Energy independence and new jobs
The energy independence and its implications represent two important aspects for entrepreneurs and politicians. Energy is a politic issue of growing significance for governments around the world: many countries depend on foreign imports to fuel their homes and factories.
Independence from external energy supplier leads not only to sustainable energy, but also to thousands of new and sustainable jobs.
