<span style== Onshore and Offshore Wind Turbines =={|border="color2" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="4" width="100%"| align = "center" bgcolor = "#83caff"| '''Onshore wind turbines'''| align = "center" bgcolor = "#83caff"| '''Offshore wind turbines''' |-| Advantages * It requires cheaper foundations* Easily intergrated with the electrical- grid network * cheaper Installation and access during the construction phase.* It can be operated and maintained easily and cheaplySource: rgb(90[http://www.house-energy.com/Wind/Offshore-Onshore.htm Onshore Vs Offshore Wind Turbines] | These are two types, 92namely Near shore and Off shore. Advantages: * The roughness of the water surface is very low Wind and obstacles to the wind are less. so, 255);"large turbines can be installed* Noise pollution is also not a factor because these are too far from shores* Less affected to turbulance in wind and low wind shear<br/>|-| Disadvantages* Neagtive visual impact or noise.* Limted avaliability of lands* Restrictions asscociated with obstructions like buildings, mountains, etc.* Noise pollution* Afftected to more turbulanceSources:[http://library.thinkquest.org/06aug/01335/wind%20Power.htm Wind Power],[fgghttp://www.ehow.com/list_5938067_types-wind-farms-there_.html Types of Wind Farms]| Disadvantages:* Installing offshore windturbines is much more complex and costly* Connection to the utility grid is also much more complex and expensive* Operation and maintanances is also a complex task with off shore wind turbinesSource:[http://www.offshorewindenergy.org/ca-owee/indexpages/Offshore_technology.php?file=offtech_p2.php Offshore Technology]<|-| align = "center"|[[Image:Onshore.jpeg|center|thumb|Fig 5(a) [http:/span>/www.eco-trees.org/europes-biggest-onshore-wind-farm-goes-online/ Onshore Wind turbines]]]| align = "center"|[[Image:offshore.jpeg|center|thumb|Fig5(b) [http://www.house-energy.com/Wind/Offshore-Onshore.htm Offshore wind turbines]]]|}
