The fundamental issues of solar and wind power are numerous so let s review the top 11.
Problems with wind energy solutions.
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Like all energy sources wind projects can alter the habitat on which they are built which may alter the suitability of that habitat for certain species.
Power storage is incredibly expensive on a large scale it is currently impossible to economically store power for times when the sun isn t shining and the wind isn t blowing.
Build up of salt on off shore turbine blades similarly has been shown to reduce the power generated by 20 30.
More renewable energy a mix of offshore and onshore wind along with contributions from solar power could provide reliable and cost effective.
Build up of dead bugs has been shown to halve the maximum power generated by a wind turbine reducing the average power generated by 25 and more.
Now imagine using wind energy as the resource to compress the air instead of relying on off peak fossil capacity.
Wind energy is on the rise with a 20 percent increase in wind energy jobs in 2016 compared to the year before.
Solution to renewable energy s intermittency problem.
The statistics are clear.
Bats have also been killed by turbine blades and research is ongoing to develop and improve solutions to reduce the impact of wind turbines on these species.
Wind energy has a waste problem.