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Encyclopedia: Wind power

Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into more useful forms, usually electricity using wind turbines. At the end of 2006, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 74,223 megawatts; although it currently produces less than 1% of world-wide electricity use, it accounts for approximately 18% of electricity use in Denmark, 9% in Spain, and 7% in Germany. Globally, wind power generation more than quadrupled between 2000 and 2006.

Most modern wind power is generated in the form of electricity by converting the rotation of turbine blades into electrical current by means of an electrical generator. In windmills (a much older technology) wind energy is used to turn mechanical machinery to do physical work, like crushing grain or pumping water.

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How to say "Wind power" in other languages:

	(Chinese)	風能
	(Japanese)	風力発電
	(German)	Windenergie
	(Spanish)	Energía eólica
	(French)	Énergie éolienne
	(Italian)	Energia eolica

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Kinetic sculpture

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Saw mill

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Centre for Alternative Technology

exhibits include: a water-powered funicular railway solar and wind power a low-energy house a site-wide electricity grid powered by renewable energy displays of organic gardening methods an...

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Airtricity

though wind power. Concerns have been raised that wind powered generation place a false economy on... Airtricity is a wind farm operator in Ireland. The name is a portmanteau of air and electricity... windfarm, the largest wind farm at the time of its construction. Airtricity is 51% owned by National Toll...

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Tidal harness

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Green electricity

environmentally friendly sources of power. In particular green energy must be renewable and non-polluting. Green energy is generally considered to include: Geothermal power Wind power Small-scale hydropower Solar power Biomass power Tidal power Wave power Some versions may also include power derived...

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Appropriate technology

technologies, like wind power, that provide an alternative to fossil fuels. Also, it is sometimes used to...

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Boating

uses wind-powered vessels, while powerboating uses motorized vessels. The obvious initial requirement...

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Electricity Supply Board

generation and has 19 power stations and a wind power subsidiary; ESB International ( ESBI ) manages... light-switch outside. There is no nuclear power element, there was however an Act of the Oireachtas in..., among others, peat, coal, oil and wind generation. Moneypoint and Poolbeg are the two most...

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Cabin Fever

two. The wind-powered sailing ship would then sail around the Irish coast. Each week one contestant...

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