INDIA: MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES. — Social Science STD 10 — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 10Social ScienceINDIA: MINERALS AND ENERGY RESOURCES.3 Marks
Question
Wind energy is a a non-conventional source of energy.-Explain.
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Answer
Wind energy is a non-conventional source of energy.
It is pollution free, cheap and natural.
It demand less labour and time period in establishment.
It is obtained where the speed of wind is $16-20$ km/hr.
This kind of wind is found on the tops of the mountains and on the seacoast.
There are two types of wind mills: a. Windmill with vertical axis b. Windmill with horizontal axis. In India the first wind farm was set up at Tuticorin and the largest one is in Gucche in Tamilnadu.
It produces $150\ MW$ of electricity.
In India there are wind farms in Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamilnadu, Orissa,
Maharashtra and Madhya Pradesh.
In Gujarat the wind farms have been set up at Okha, Lambha and Mandvi.
The wind farm at Lambha in Jamnagar has been set up with financial help from the Danish International Development Agency $(DANIDA).$
The wind energy produced at Marina Beach in Chennai is used for filling water in tanks and for charging batteries.
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