Energy - Week 4

Energy - Week 4

b . If you had to argue the benefits of wind energy , what would they be What are the risks ? support your argument with at least two outside sources appropriately cited using APA format

Wind energy is one of the renewable energy sources along with solar biomass , tidal and geothermal energy which could be of immense benefits to society in the future considering the huge damaging effect of petrochemical and other current exhaustible energy having on the environment . The cost of petrochemicals is rising as the global market is

hugely dependent on this energy source for development . Many of the developing nations that are making their transition into the developed nations such as India and China are considering investing a greater amount into wind energy and setting a trend for the future . By the end of the year 2010 , the investment in wind energy would be 625 billion and this figure would reach 1 .9 billion by the year 2020 . For the current investors in wind energy , there are huge number of benefits growth and competition from other investors . In many parts of the world , the utilization of wind energy is already in competition with electric energy . The cost of wind energy is currently high considering that the technology is still in the infancy stage and that research would help improve the cost-effectiveness (Leuffen , 2006 . By the year 2015 , the cost of wind energy would be lesser than conventionally-generated electricity . By the year 2020 , about 34 of...