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Wind power is a clean and renewable energy source. Wind turbines harness energy from the wind using mechanical power to spin a generator and create electricity. Not only is wind an abundant and inexhaustible resource, but it also provides electricity without burning any fuel or polluting the air.
Learn more about the wind industry here, from how a wind turbine works, to the new and exciting research in the field of wind energy. How wind turbines work. How distributed wind works. Advantages and challenges of wind. Wind energy use throughout history. Current research and development.
Nuclear energy protects air quality by producing massive amounts of carbon-free electricity. It powers communities in 28 U.S. states and contributes to many non-electric applications, ranging from the medical field to space exploration .
Wind turbines work on a simple principle: instead of using electricity to make wind—like a fan—wind turbines use wind to make electricity. Wind turns the propeller-like blades of a turbine around a rotor, which spins a generator, which creates electricity.
Reducing impacts to area wildlife is an important part of responsible wind energy development, whether land-based or offshore. Therefore, wind energy project developers and site operators must work to understand, avoid, and/or minimize these potential effects during all phases of a project’s life.
See how we can generate clean, renewable energy from hot water sources deep beneath the Earth's surface. The video highlights the basic principles at work in geothermal energy production and illustrates three different ways the earth's heat can be converted into electricity.
As wind energy expands offshore and into lower wind-speed locations, such as the Southeastern United States, the need for research that protects wildlife—including birds, bats, and marine mammals—from wind energy development will continue to grow.
Employed by households, schools, farms, industrial facilities, and distributed energy providers, distributed wind doesn’t only refer to small-scale turbines; it includes any size turbine or array of turbines that generates power for local or on-site use.
Abundant, predictable, and clean marine energy could serve as a valuable complement to other renewable energy resources. When the sun sets and winds slow, oceans and rivers keep powering on, filling any energy gaps.
Wind and solar energy provide air-quality, public health, and greenhouse gas emission benefits as they reduce reliance on combustion-based electricity generation. In the United States, these benefits vary dramatically by region and over time.