Renewable Energy Solutions: A Report on Wind, Tidal, and Solar Power

This report assesses the potential of wind, tidal, and solar energy resources, focusing on their application in Many Peaks Island. It details the mechanics of wind turbines in converting wind energy into electricity, highlighting the suitability of Many Peaks Island's volcanic region due to strong winds. The report also explores tidal energy, emphasizing its predictability and economic benefits, while addressing environmental concerns through innovative turbine designs. Furthermore, it advocates for solar energy utilization, given the island's tropical location, discussing both photovoltaic and concentrated solar power technologies. The document concludes by underscoring the importance of these renewable sources for domestic and commercial use, promoting a low-carbon footprint. Desklib offers a range of study tools and resources for students.

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One of the major source of energy is the use of the wind power energy which is generated
through the use of wind turbines. The wind energy is a renewable source of energy which relies
on the wind blowing on a region to generate electricity (Armaroli & Balzani, 2011). Many Peaks
Island has been found to have a strong wind which blows hard especially up to the volcanos. The
turbines can therefore be situated at this area to help in generating energy. The presence of these
wind is important in generating energy in this region. The energy generated from this means can
use the energy from the wind turbines for commercial as well as domestic use around Many
Peaks Island. As the wind blows, they make the wind blades to move therefore rotating and
capturing the kinetic energy and therefore transforming the kinetic energy into mechanical
energy. There is an internal shaft which is connected directly to the gearbox. The gearbox helps
to increase the speed of wind by a factor of 100 and therefore help increasing the factor of
generating the electricity (Jacobson & Archer, 2012). The high generated speed is able to help in
spinning the generator in order to produce the electricity. A speed of about 6 or 9 miles per hour
is enough to start generating electricity and this is speed is available on the volcano area of Many
Peaks Island.

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Figure 1: How wind turbines convert wind speed into electricity. Accessed from:
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/animation-how-wind-turbine-works
Another key source of energy which can be implemented at Many Peaks Island is the use
of tidal power energy. Tidal energy is defined as a form of hydropower which is generated from
tides and converting it into the electrical energy. Tidal energy generation is more sensitive to
speed (Obaleye, 2017). It has been found that when the water speed doubles, the speed of
generation increases by eight times. The predictions of tides are high than the wind and even sun.
The tides have been able to cause a lot of losses to many countries over the world and it is high
time to benefit from them. The use of the tidal energy has both economic and environmental
benefits. These are some of major reasons for choosing this type of energy in Many Peaks Island.
In addition, the island is near the sea and therefore tides are common in the region. Tide mills are
used to generate the energy. The tide water is captured in a large storage ponds and then as the
tide goes out, the waterwheels are rotated and therefore generating mechanical energy. The
falling water and spinning turbines to create the electricity (Breeze, 2019). Tidal energy is a form

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of renewable energy. The tidal energy in the region can be used for domestic and commercial
uses in the region. Nevertheless, the environmental factor where the turbines can kill the marine
animals is high. The design of turbines which turn off when the animals approach has been
invented to mitigate this environmental factor thus making the tidal energy generation safer.
Figure 2: How tides generate electricity energy. (Breeze, 2019)

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Figure 3: Scotland Tidal Power generation. (Obaleye, 2017)
The third important source of energy generation which I will recommend at Many Peaks
Island is the use of solar energy. The use of this energy source is generated through the
conversion of sunlight into electricity through use of either photovoltaics, directly concentrating
solar energy or even combining the both methods (Sivaram, 2018). The concentrations of solar
energy use lenses or big mirrors and therefore tracking systems to focus large area of the light
from the sum into a small beam. On the other hand, PV cells are able to convert the light into
electric current through the use of photovoltaic effects. The use of the PV effects has been the
major source of conversion of light into solar energy for a long time. Solar electricity cost has
fallen over the late due to the increase on the grid connections to the solar PV systems having
grown to millions which has emerged due to increase of the PV power stations. This source of

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energy is a low-carbon technology and considered as one of highly growing renewable source of
energy (Breeze, 2016). Many Peaks Island lies at the tropics and most of the time the sun is
shining. The presence of the sunshine around the year is a good reason to pick as a major source
of energy in this Island. The energy generated from this source is important to help in household
purposes as well as street lightings. The energy is vital for households due to the reduced cost of
production and its green factors.
Figure 4: Photovoltaic Panels (Breeze, 2016)

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Figure 5: Concentrated Solar Power Units (Breeze, 2016)

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References
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Jacobson, M.Z. & Archer, C.L. (2012). "Saturation wind power potential and its implications for
wind energy". Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 109 (39): 15679–84.
Obaleye, D. O. (2017). Tidal Power Generation Using DFIG. Saarbrücken LAP LAMBERT
Academic Publishing.
Sivaram, V. (2018). Taming the Sun: Innovation to Harness Solar Energy and Power the Planet.
Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ISBN 978-0-262-03768-6.
https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/animation-how-wind-turbine-works