Real-world wind turbines often store energy in batteries, so power is available even when the wind isn’t blowing. Energy storage is a critical part of renewable energy systems, allowing us to balance electricity supply and demand efficiently.
Today, you’ll step into the role of Renewable Energy Engineer and use the Climate Action Kit to build and program a model wind turbine that generates electricity and stores excess energy in a battery. Then, you’ll explore how stored energy can be used when the wind stops.
You can complete this project a few different ways:
Use
Follow steps to build & test your wind turbine! Learn how the turbine generates electricity to light up a house!
Modify
Follow steps to build and code your turbine, then improve its functionality by adding realistic features like battery drain!
Create
Design, build & code your own wind energy storage system!