Question

Suggestion of wind energy and it's application

Answer 1

Indian wind power industry, having grown five fold in the last four years, may lose the wind behind its sails unless the government steps in with more creative forms of support, a report by consultant Ernst & Young said. (‘Renewable energy in India – the evolving dynamics’,)

The report pointed out that the existing installations in India suffer from poor utilisation due to the loading of incentives towards the setting up of wind mills, rather than their actual usage.

According to the report, the average plant load factors (PLFs) of Indian wind farms stand at around 15%, which are low as compared with the global average of 

Answer 2

Some of the applications of Wind Power

Generation of Electricity - Windmills harness wind energy to create electricity. Its a clean & green form of energy.Transportation - The power of the wind is used for propulsion in sailing vessels and sail boatsPumping water - Similar to windmills the energy from the wind is used to drive a pump.Milling Grain - Grain milling is certain locations are done using wind energy.Sports - A number of sports use wind energy as their source like Wind Surfing, Land Surfing, Kite boarding.


Wind energy is actually a form of solar energy. As the sun heats an area, the air warms and rises leaving a lower pressure area in its place.