The potential of such a turbine's energy producing abilities is remarkable in terms of finding new reliable energy sources.
Initially, I believed that alternative energy sources such as wind power would significantly affect the world as we know it. The Earth's natural resources used in energy production, coal and oil, are being consumed at a far greater rate than the rate at which they are being replaced. Coal and oil deposits take thousands if not millions of years to develop, and if the people of Earth maintain their high usage of such resources, future generations will have many problems producing energy. This is the reason why it is imperative that the people of Earth find alternative sources of energy. Wind power cost just a penny more per kilowatt hour than coal or oil produced power and it is rather reliable especially in coastal regions where winds coming off of bodies of water are often constant over look periods of time. Wind power must be taken into some serious consideration as we are now entering into the 21st century. .
It is easy to argue that there are several pros and cons to wind generated power. One such pro would be that wind power does not give off any form of pollution and in no way harms the environment. One arguable con would be that individual windmills are expensive to build and produce a small amount of power, which is why they are often seen in large groups. .
Many windmills are used today, some experts estimate as much as 150,000 in the Midwest alone. They are used to heat water, refrigerate storage buildings or rooms, refrigerate produce, dry crops, irrigate crops, heat buildings, and charge batteries for tractors on farms. They are used in mining to extract minerals, to pump water, to generate electricity, and to charge batteries. Windmills have been used on buoys moored far out in the ocean, the power being used for the collection and transmission of oceanographic and weather data.