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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

  • For wind turbines, bigger is generally greener

    Wed, Jun 27 2012 at 10:11 PM

    With more knowledge, experience and advanced materials, large wind turbines harness more wind without increases in the materials needed for manufacturing.

  • Sparks fly in debate about Brazil's energy crossroads

    Tue, Jun 19 2012 at 10:11 AM

    New report shows Brazil has an abundant array of available energy resources. So why is it choosing the costliest and most destructive source of all -- hydropower? A dispatch from Rio+20.

  • New world record for renewable energy

    Tue, Jun 12 2012 at 11:04 AM

    Global investment in clean energy surged 17 percent to a record $257 billion last year, according to two new reports by the U.N. Environment Program.

  • U.S. slaps duties on Chinese wind towers

    Wed, May 30 2012 at 3:27 PM

    The Department of Commerce said it had reached a preliminary conclusion that Chinese producers and exporters of wind towers received subsidies.

  • Delay in production tax credit extension affects the entire wind industry

    Tue, May 29 2012 at 8:00 AM

    Several thousand jobs in Iowa are at risk because the PTC is scheduled to expire at the end of 2012.

  • Danielle Fong: Perfecting green energy storage

    Wed, May 16 2012 at 1:27 AM

    She entered college at age 12 and enrolled in a Ph.D. program at 17. Now, Danielle Fong wants to solve the 'holy grail' of green energy issues.

  • Sean Tufts: Ex-NFL linebacker now tackling wind energy projects

    Fri, May 11 2012 at 1:38 AM

    This former member of the Carolina Panthers is helping to build wind farms in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas.

  • Coconuts, wind and sun to power Pacific nations

    Thu, May 10 2012 at 10:44 AM

    Threatened by rising sea levels, small island nations are re-allocating government funds to install solar panels and move away from diesel fuels.

  • Photo: Donald Trump battles offshore windmills in Scotland

    Wed, Apr 25 2012 at 12:06 PM

    Donald Trump makes a visit to the Scottish Parliament to voice his opposition to a proposed offshore wind farm, which he says will spoil the view from his new golf resort in Aberdeenshire.

  • The symbolic power of bladeless wind turbines

    Thu, Apr 05 2012 at 5:35 PM

    Critics of renewable energy are obsessed with the costs and practicalities of cleantech right this instant. Visitors to Silicon Valley in the 1970s didn't see the iPhone coming, either. There are countless innovative new ideas blowing in the wind.

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