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What are the advantages of wind power? Mention the states having favourable conditions for the development of wind power.

● Wind energy is a nonconventional source of energy.


● It has been recently put for commercial purposes.


● It is a sustainable, inexhaustible and renewable form of energy.


● Wind energy is the energy that is trapped from the wind.


● This is done using windmills, wind generators and battery charging systems.


The advantages of wind power are mentioned below:


a. It is a pollution-free source of energy.


b. The kinetic energy of wind is converted into an electrical form of energy through turbines.


The states having favourable conditions for the development of wind power are Tamilnadu, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Orissa.


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