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Komet Windpump (Indonesian: Kincir Angin Komet) is a former windpump in Banjarbaru, Indonesia. [1] Built in 1972, it is one of the oldest landmarks in the city. Although dismantled in 2008, the windpump was restored in late 2021 purely as a monument. As it has become a widely recognized symbol for the general public.
Thorntonbank Wind Farm, using 5 MW turbines REpower 5M in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium. A wind turbine is a device that converts the kinetic energy of wind into electrical energy.
The San Gorgonio Pass wind farm in California, United States. The Gansu Wind Farm in China is the largest wind farm in the world, with a target capacity of 20,000 MW by 2020.
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.
Heron's wind-powered organ, the earliest machine powered by a windwheel [15]. Sailboats and sailing ships have been using wind power for at least 5,500 years, [citation needed] and architects have used wind-driven natural ventilation in buildings since similarly ancient times.
Malacca Sultanate Watermill (Malay: Kincir Air Kesultanan Melayu Melaka, lit. 'Malacca Malay Sultanate Watermill') is a replica watermill located along the bank of Malacca River in Malacca City, Malacca, Malaysia, which was built in 2007 and completed in March 2008. [1]
Wind farm on Changshan Islands, China Bangui Windfarm, Philippines. Wind power in Asia is an important component in the Asian energy industry and one of the key sources of renewable energy in the region.
Blue H Technologies - World's first floating wind turbine (80 kW), installed in waters 113 metres (371 ft) deep in 2007, 21.3 kilometres (13.2 mi) off the coast of Apulia, Italy The world's second full-scale floating wind turbine (and first to be installed without the use of heavy-lift vessels), the 2 MW WindFloat, about 5 km offshore of Aguçadoura, Portugal University of Maine's 20 kW ...