Question

List any two limitations in harnessing wind energy

Answer 1

Answer:

When a breeze strikes a Turbine------a windmill like machine that converts wind into electricity-------it spins propeller blades connected to gears inside the turbine's housing.The gears ramp up the skin of the blades, so that even a mile breeze results in a rapid spin of a shady connected to the gears. The shaft turns magnets around a coil of special wires -----a system known as a generator------to create electric current.

Answer 2

Explanation:

(i) Wind energy farms can be established only at those places where wind blows for the major part of the year.

(ii) Establishment of wind farms requires a large area of land.