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  2. Wind turbine - Wikipedia

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    Nashtifan wind turbines in Sistan, Iran. The windwheel of Hero of Alexandria (10–70 CE) marks one of the first recorded instances of wind powering a machine. [5] However, the first known practical wind power plants were built in Sistan, an Eastern province of Persia (now Iran), from the 7th century.

  3. Wind power - Wikipedia

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    Wind turbines are devices that convert the wind's kinetic energy into electrical power. The result of over a millennium of windmill development and modern engineering, today's wind turbines are manufactured in a wide range of horizontal axis and vertical axis types.

  4. Windmill - Wikipedia

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    The windmills at Kinderdijk in the village of Kinderdijk, Netherlands is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. A windmill is a structure that converts wind power into rotational energy using vanes called sails or blades, by tradition specifically to mill grain (), but in some parts of the English-speaking world, the term has also been extended to encompass windpumps, wind turbines, and other applications.

  5. List of most powerful wind turbines - Wikipedia

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    All the most powerful turbines are offshore wind turbines. This list also includes the most powerful onshore wind turbines, although they are relatively small compared to the largest offshore ones. As of June 2024, the most powerful wind turbine in operation is the world's first 18MW semi-direct drive offshore wind turbine, developed by ...

  6. Wind power in the United States - Wikipedia

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    In 1980, the world's first wind farm, consisting of twenty 30 kW wind turbines was installed at Crotched Mountain, in New Hampshire. [17] Wind power resource at 100-meters above surface level. From 1974 to the mid-1980s, the United States government worked with industry to advance the technology and enable large commercial wind turbines.

  7. History of wind power - Wikipedia

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    Size comparison of modern wind turbines Wind energy generation by region. As the 21st century began, fossil fuel was still relatively cheap, but rising concerns over energy security, global warming, and eventual fossil fuel depletion led to an expansion of interest in all available forms of renewable energy. The fledgling commercial wind power ...

  8. Pint-size windmills could become a big source of power - AOL

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    A surge in demand for small wind-power systems is likely to build mightily over the next three years, according to a report released Wednesday by alternative energy research company Pike Research.

  9. Wind power in Texas - Wikipedia

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    In 2012 over 10,700 wind turbines were operating in Texas to generate electricity, but 80,000 windmills were pumping water, indicating the amount of growth potential remaining for wind power generation. [10] Wind power is a for-profit enterprise between land owners and wind farm operators.

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