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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

  • Beekman Boys embrace wind energy

    Tue, Mar 29 2011 at 1:08 PM

    Stars of Planet Green's hit series install vertical-axis wind turbine on their farm in Sharon Springs, N.Y.

  • Tiger beetle uses wind power to roll like Sonic the Hedgehog

    Tue, Mar 29 2011 at 2:27 AM

    Tiger beetle larvae distort their bodies into the shape of a wheel and harness the wind to roll across the sand.

  • Quayle Hodek: A young CEO running with the wind

    Mon, Mar 28 2011 at 1:52 PM

    Quayle Hodek is the 32-year-old founder and CEO of one of the leading companies in wind energy. Find out what he thinks the energy grid will look like in 50 years and why Walmart is the greenest company around.

  • Wind and solar energy are becoming cost competitive

    Wed, Mar 23 2011 at 6:44 PM

    Clean sources of energy will be no more expensive than oil and gas projects by the end of the decade, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu said.

  • Wind power helping to keep the lights on in Japan

    Thu, Mar 17 2011 at 5:31 PM

    There's one piece of good news from Japan: All the wind turbines survived the earthquake and are helping to power some regions of the country.

  • Wind energy

    Wed, Mar 16 2011 at 4:39 PM

    What's in store for the wind industry? Growth will certainly continue. The question is how much.

  • Investing in greener economy could spur growth

    Mon, Feb 21 2011 at 6:37 AM

    Greening businesses would help reduce ecological impacts by 50 percent in the next 40 years.

  • Green power storage size could triple to 2030

    Fri, Feb 18 2011 at 7:06 AM

    Storage of green energy is necessary to meet periods where the sun does not shine or the wind does not blow.

  • Ontario puts moratorium on offshore wind projects

    Fri, Feb 11 2011 at 6:12 PM

    Province wants more information about the potential environmental impacts of offshore wind farms before committing to more projects.

  • Offshore wind power: Feds announce $50.5 million in funding for mid-Atlantic project

    Wed, Feb 09 2011 at 10:03 AM

    Turbine sites in Delaware, Maryland, New Jersey and Virginia identified as prime parcels for projects.

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