Wind & Solar

• How is wind power generated

  Generated by wind turbines which blades spin due to the wind. This spinning action turns a generator which produces electricity
• What energy transfer takes place when generating wind power

  Kinetic energy store of the wind is transferred to the kinetic energy store of the blades. This energy is then converted to electrical energy by the generator
• How is solar power generated

  Generated by solar cells or solar panels which can generate electricity directly from sunlight
• 3 advantages that wind power and solar power have

  Renewable

  Cheap to run

  Won’t do permanent damage to the environment
• 2 disadvantages that wind and solar power have

  Unreliable

  Expensive to set up