disadvantages of wind engery Right now, there’s a lot of attention focused on the various types of fuels that we utilize to get our energy from, and many of the major players, such as coal and fossil fuels, are getting a bad rap these days, and rightfully so. As they pollute the air, causing damage to the planet, as well as its inhabitants, the need for cleaner alternatives is becoming more and more pronounced. Luckily, science has stepped up to the plate, and come up with some effective options, most notably the relatively new (created around 1900) solar energy, and a modern adaptation of an ancient form of harnessing energy – wind power, which has been around for quite some time, with the first known instances of windmills going back to first century AD.