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Listed are wind farms with a generating capacity of at least 150 megawatts (MW) or any of the three largest farms in its state with a generating capacity of at least 120 MW. Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, with a turbine under construction Fenton Wind Farm at sunrise Shiloh Wind Power Plant. The surrounding land is used for sheep grazing ...
The wind farm was built by Gamesa and encompasses parts of Cambria and Blair counties north of Blue Knob Mountain near Altoona. It officially became operational in June 2007 and has 40 wind turbines , each of a 2 MW nameplate capacity , for a total maximum production of 80 megawatts of electricity.
A wind engine applied unusually, to power a plow, in Texas This list aims to include only traditional-type windmills, with the exception that it also includes NRHP-listed historic windpumps known as windmills, such as the "Iron Turbine Windmill" in Arizona.
In addition to the large onshore wind resources, the U.S. has large offshore wind power potential, [52] with another NREL report released in September 2010 showing that the U.S. has 4,150 GW of potential offshore wind power nameplate capacity, an amount 4 times that of the country's 2008 installed capacity from all sources, of 1,010 GW. [53]
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.
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.
The Zorlu Energy Putin Power Plant is the first wind power plant in Pakistan. The wind farm is being developed in Jhimpir, by Zorlu Energy Pakistan the local subsidiary of a Turkish company. The total cost of the project is $136 million.[3] Completed in 2012, it has a total capacity of around 56MW.
Horizonte Wind Chile Antofagasta 778 [101] Monsoon Wind Laos Sekong 600 [102] Haymaker Hybrid United States Montana 600 [95] Rosepetal Wind India Rajasthan 585 [103] Loa Wind Farm: Chile: Antofagasta: 528 [104] Aviator Wind United States Texas 525 [95] Maverick Creek Wind United States Texas 524 [95] Sagamore Wind United States New Mexico 522 ...