Power from Wind

It’s Friday again! In today’s #DignayanBiyernes, let us talk about another renewable energy source we use – wind power.

Do you know that wind power has already been utilized by early civilizations thousands of years ago? At that time, windmills were used to crush grains or pump water. Today, modern turbines use the power of the wind to generate electricity.

To harness wind energy, wind turbines are installed in areas with intense wind speed. The wind then turns the blades of a turbine around a rotor, which then spins a generator that creates electricity. If wind speed is faster, more electricity will be generated. That is why wind turbines are getting taller to reach higher heights where the wind is stronger. 

With the increasing demand for a cleaner energy resource, wind power has become an attractive option worldwide.  And as our country’s demand for renewable energy is continuously rising, wind turbines are helping us diversify our energy resource aside from using fossil fuels in generating power.

Wind farms in the Philippines that are operating commercially include the Bangui Wind Farm, Caparispisan Wind Farm, and the biggest wind farm in our country, the Burgos Wind Farm located in Ilocos Norte; the Wind Energy Power System in Oriental Mindoro; the San Lorenzo Wind Farm in Guimaras, the Nabas Wind Farmin Aklan and Pililla Wind Farm in Rizal. 

For more information about the Philippines’ renewable energy resources, visit us at the National Museum of Natural History by booking through this website.

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Text and image by the NMP Geology and Paleontology Division

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