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Wind Energy (Harnessing the Wind (wind has long served as a power source…
Wind Energy
Harnessing the Wind
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An invisible, ancient source of energy surrounds us
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The Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy describes a wind turbine as “the opposite of a fan.”
Causes of Wind
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As long as the sun shines, the wind will blow
“The breath of life is in the sunlight and the hand of life is in the wind.”
― Kahlil Gibran, The Prophet
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Why Wind Energy?
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Unless we are prepared to condemn our descendants to a world that could be 10 degrees warmer on average by 2100, we need to dramatically wean ourselves off fossil fuels.
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Wind Innovation
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Wind Turbine Is Sleek, Silent and Designed for the City
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“As yet, the wind is an untamed, and unharnessed force; and quite possibly one of the greatest discoveries hereafter to be made, will be the taming, and harnessing of the wind.” - A. Lincoln, 4/6/1858
The overall capacity of all wind turbines installed worldwide by the end of 2018 reached 600 Gigawatt, according to preliminary statistics published by WWEA
Wind was the second largest renewable energy source (after hydropower) for power generation. Wind power produced more than 5 percent of global electricity in 2018
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