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  • Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into more useful forms, usually electricity using wind turbines. In 2005, worldwide capacity of wind-powered generators was 58,982 megawatts; although it currently produces less than 1% of world-wide electricity use, it accounts for 23% of electricity use in Denmark, 6% in Germany and approximately 8% in Spain. Globally, wind power generation more than quadrupled between 1999 and 2005.

    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.

    Wind power is used in large scale wind farms for national electrical grids as well as in small individual turbines for providing electricity to rural residences or grid-isolated locations.

    Wind energy is ample, renewable, widely distributed, clean, and mitigates the greenhouse effect if used to replace fossil-fuel-derived electricity.    [more..]

    A wind turbine at Greenpark, Reading, England
    A wind turbine at Greenpark, Reading, England



    Featured Wind Power Stations:

      1. Roscoe Wind Farm


      Location: Roscoe, Texas, USA
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 781 MW
      Turbines: 627
      Operated by: E.ON Climate & Renewables

      In the Web:



    West Texas Wind Farm
    Image by jcwadeaz

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      2. Enbridge Ontario Wind Farm


      Location: Bruce County, Ontario, Canada
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 181 MW
      Turbines: 110 Vestas V82 1.65 MW wind turbines
      Operated by: Enbridge Inc.

      In the Web:



    Blow wind, Blow! - Ontario Wind Farm
    Image by Lite Trail

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      3. Lake Bonney Wind Farm


      Location: just north of Lake Bonney, South Australia
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 239 MW
      Turbines: 46 1.75 MW + 53 3 MW wind turbines
      Operated by: Infigen

      In the Web:



    Blow wind, Blow! - Ontario Wind Farm
    Image by Bush Philosopher - Dave Clarke

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      4. Manjil and Rudbar Wind Farm


      Location: just south of Manjil,(Gilan), Iran
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 100 MW
      Turbines: 171 NEG Micon and Vestas wind turbines
      Operated by: ??

      In the Web:



    wind is here! Manjil, Iran
    Image by l i f e c a t c h e r

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      5. San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm


      Location: just east of White Water, California
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 615 MW
      Turbines: 3218 wind turbines
      Operated by: ??

      In the Web:



    Moon Rise behind the San Gorgonio Pass Wind Farm
    Image by Caveman

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      6. Tararua Wind Farm


      Location: Tararua Ranges, New Zealand
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 160 MW
      Turbines: 103 Vestas V47 wind turbines, 660kW each
                           31 Vestas V90 windturbines, 3MW each

      Operated by: TrustPower

      In the Web:



    Tararua Wind farm
    Image by rossjenhu

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      7. Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm


      Location: Sterling and Coke counties, Texas, USA
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 662 MW
      Turbines: 342 GE 1.5 MW wind turbines
                 and 65 Siemens 2.3 MW wind turbines

      Turbine size: 260 feet (79 metres) tall
      Operated by: NextEra Energy Resources

      In the Web:



    Capricorn Ridge Wind Farm - Sterling City, TX
    Image by tlroach

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      8. Brazos Wind Farm


      Location: Fluvanna, Texas, USA
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 160 MW
      Turbines: 103 Mitsubishi wind turbines, 1 MW each
      Operated by: Shell Wind Energy

      In the Web:



    wind turbine 1
    Image by fieldsbh

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      9. Alto Minho Wind Farm


      Location: Viana do Castelo , Portugal
      Type: Onshore
      Capacity: 240 MW
      Turbines: 68 Enercon E-82 2MW wind turbines
                 and 52 Enercon E-70 E4 2MW turbines

      Turbine size: 260 feet (79 metres) tall
      Operated by: ??

      In the Web:



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