Museum of Science – “Catching the Wind”

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“Catching the Wind” is an exhibit at the Boston Museum of Science: a main focus of this exhibit is about how wind turbines generate electricity. Wind turbines work by “catching” the wind and turning it into a usable form of energy for human daily use. A wind turbines big blades cut through the air, and wind is captured inside the turbine. Inside the turbine is where this wind gets converted to a form of energy that we can use. In deciding whether or not to install a wind turbine in an area, the wind speed of that location needs to be taken into consideration. Acceptance of the installation of a wind turbine by the community is another thing that needs to be taken in to account; wind turbine installment could also affect wildlife in certain areas, and it needs to be sure that the wind turbine will generate a profit that should outweigh the cost to install it. Wind is a natural thing that occurs in abundance in more areas than others, particularly in areas that do not have large amounts of energy consumption, or areas with more open land. An example of this that shows a good location for wind turbines are the ones that were installed in New Hampshire in the towns of Groton, Lempster, and Granite; most of these turbines are located on mountains. In comparing wind energy to solar energy, solar energy is only available during the day, obviously, and may be available in less amounts during the day due to weather conditions Also, solar energy panels are expensive. Non-renewable sources of energy still pose serious threats to climate change, more than wind turbines. Burning coal has some serious side affects: carbon dioxide and many other harmful greenhouse gases get released in to the air, and can create things like acid rain. People who work as miners in coal mines can suffer from the mines collapsing, which has resulted in many deaths in the past, as well as other serious health risks. Not to mention, the supply of coal is limited. Our use of natural gas as a form of energy also emits a large amount of harmful greenhouse gasses too, and also has a limited supply such as coal does.

 

219 thoughts on “Museum of Science – “Catching the Wind””

  1. Vanessa Williams

    This was one of my favorite exhibitions at the Museum of Science, I like how you went into detail regarding the location of wind turbines in New Hampshire.

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  2. Renee Magoon

    I’m actually from Lempster so it’s really cool that you mentioned that, we were the first in New Hampshire to install windmills. It’s amazing what a little change like adding windmills can do to cut down on the electricity bills in our rural town.

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