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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

  • Kite power potential soars

    Mon, Mar 23 2009 at 5:36 PM

    Saul Griffith is on to something. He wants to build large kites in the sky to generate electricity; it could just be the Next Big Thing in green energy.

  • Wind is putting Michigan to work

    Fri, Mar 20 2009 at 3:52 PM

    Green jobs in action: A wind factory in Michigan is employing 100 people who lost their jobs in the auto industry meltdown.

  • Not shocked: Shell drops green investments

    Thu, Mar 19 2009 at 2:17 PM

    Royal Dutch Shell, a company that made a billion dollars a week in profit in 2008, now can't afford to invest in renewable energy.

  • When wind turbines attack

    Tue, Mar 17 2009 at 1:24 PM

    My favorite ubergeeky web comic imagines a future where wind turbines break loose and attack us all. It will still be better than coal.

  • End o' the week links: Energy

    Fri, Mar 13 2009 at 7:57 PM

    Ashley Judd chats about mountaintop removal mining, wind power is growing worldwide, and a wind farm gets one step closer to offshore Cape Cod.

  • Face to face with T. Boone Pickens

    Thu, Mar 05 2009 at 5:05 PM

    Pickens: 'If you don't think that you're gonna see a $200 barrel of oil, you're joking.'

  • Top green tech events of Spring 2009 - Part 2

    Tue, Feb 24 2009 at 7:40 PM

    Spring is bursting with cleantech, climate and energy conferences. Here's my top 10 list, part 2.

  • Top green tech events of Spring 2009 - Part 1

    Tue, Feb 24 2009 at 2:57 AM

    Spring is bursting with cleantech, climate and energy conferences. Here's my top 10 list.

  • Summit brings together global energy pioneers

    Tue, Feb 24 2009 at 2:10 AM

    Venture capitalists, energy researchers and policy makers gather for first time in New Mexico.

  • Wind power 101

    Thu, Feb 19 2009 at 6:15 PM

    MNN gives you everything you want to know about wind energy - how it works, where it is and where it's going.

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