Student Research Reports
Open social media sharing options menu
Is A Windmill A Viable Option Based on Collection of Data Taken
Organization(s):Clay High School
Country:United States of America
Student(s):Max Alm
Jon Marisco
Angelo Cuttaia
Melanie Kralovic
Grade Level:Secondary School (grades 9-12, ages 14-18)
GLOBE Teacher:Joseph Carstensen
Contributors:
Report Type(s):Standard Research Report
Protocols:Wind
Language(s):English
Date Submitted:03/16/2021
Our goal for this project was to test to see which renewable energies would be suitable for our environment. Because we have all three fossil fuels located near us, we felt the need to find some sort of renewable energy that would work. After doing some research we came to the conclusion that wind energy would be the best for our environment. To test if wind turbines would actually work, we created our own small scale turbines. We had to test our average wind speeds near us to see if they would work, or if they wouldn’t. After finding this data, we had to test our turbines on their own. We did this by putting each turbine through three different trials with different wind speeds. After finding which designs worked well and didn’t, we calculated what the data would look like outside. The data we found was very positive and we figure that we would be able to produce a solid amount of power with the smaller turbines. With the small scale turbines looking successful, we could infer that larger turbines would be great for our environment.Our goal for this project was to test to see which renewable energies would be suitable for our environment. Because we have all three fossil fuels located near us, we felt the need to find some sort of renewable energy that would work. After doing some research we came to the conclusion that wind energy would be the best for our environment. To test if wind turbines would actually work, we created our own small scale turbines. We had to test our average wind speeds near us to see if they would work, or if they wouldn’t. After finding this data, we had to test our turbines on their own. We did this by putting each turbine through three different trials with different wind speeds. After finding which designs worked well and didn’t, we calculated what the data would look like outside. The data we found was very positive and we figure that we would be able to produce a solid amount of power with the smaller turbines. With the small scale turbines looking successful, we could infer that larger turbines would be great for our environment.