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Wind Power News

Wind Power

 
Wind turbines use two or three long blades to collect the energy in the blowing wind and convert it to electricity. The energy of motion contained in the wind is converted into electricity as the spinning turbine blades turn a generator. To create enough power for a city, several turbine towers need to be placed together in groups to create a "wind farm."
 
Wind power is environmentally friendly for numerous reasons. Emissions are negligible because no fuels are combusted, nor do turbines produce any substantial amount of solid waste while creating electricity. There have been some environmental concerns with bird deaths, noise issues and improperly installed towers that can cause soil erosion, but research and advancements are being made to reduce these impacts. Land around wind turbines can be used for positive purposes, such as the grazing of cattle or farming. (Source: EPA / Photo: Flickr)

Articles about Wind Power

  • Iowa schools: Learning and earning with wind

    Tue, Jun 01 2010 at 8:00 AM

    Iowa school district becomes an energy exporter with wind power.

  • Offshore oil vs. offshore wind ... who wins?

    Mon, May 24 2010 at 9:11 PM

    How many offshore wind turbines could have been bought for the cost of 1 Deepwater Horizon? The answer is enlightening.

  • Wind power rekindles Maine economy

    Mon, May 24 2010 at 8:45 PM

    One small town in Maine has suddenly become prosperous with $500,000 in tax revenues from wind power generation.

  • Medical pot in Boulder must be grown using renewable energy

    Mon, May 24 2010 at 6:56 PM

    Boulder, Colo., is the first city in the country to require growers of medical marijuana to offset their energy use with wind or solar power.

  • Plans announced for Lake Erie wind farm

    Mon, May 24 2010 at 6:34 PM

    GE looks to develop first freshwater wind farm on the Cleveland shores of Lake Erie, creating enough energy to power 7,000 homes.

  • Bottling up a breeze

    Thu, May 20 2010 at 1:49 PM

    New Jersey company creates battery that can store wind power for use during peak hours.

  • Minneapolis college plans to be emissions-free by 2019

    Wed, May 19 2010 at 4:30 PM

    Augsburg College is now the largest purchaser of wind energy from Xcel's Wind Source, the biggest provider in the U.S.

  • Vermont utilities OK buying wind power from New Hampshire firm

    Wed, May 19 2010 at 4:19 PM

    The state's two largest utilities will buy power generated by Granite Reliable Wind's 33 wind towers in northern New Hampshire.

  • Planet Pundit: Is this spill the Three Mile Island for the oil industry?

    Mon, May 10 2010 at 6:31 AM

    BP's oil spill could hamper the domestic oil industry -- but that doesn't mean we'll use less oil.

  • Watch: No one likes the wind

    Sun, May 09 2010 at 9:31 PM

    The wind blows our hats off our heads. It kicks sand up in our faces and makes it hard to read a newspaper. It can also power our world.

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