Question

Mention any four limitations in harnessing wind energy on a large scale.

Answer 1

Four limitations in harnessing wind energy on a large scale are as follows:

i) Wind mills or wind energy plants can only be built in places where wind blows at a high speed for the greater part of a year.

ii) For a large-scale windmill to be productive, the wind speed must be atleast 15 km/h.

iii) A large-scale windmill establishment requires large area of land.

iv) The initial cost of establishment of the farm is quite high.