Windmills Make Energy
Wind flow patterns and speedsvary greatly across the united states and are modified by bodies of water vegetation and differences in terrain.
Windmills make energy. Wed 29 feb 2012 04 00 est. In many parts of the country wind turbines have been or will be installed on farm land to produce renewable electric energy for the local utility companies. Irregularities of the earth s surface. Farmers who allow wind turbines to be built on their land are compensated by the utility company for the use of the land.
First published on wed 29 feb 2012. Single small wind turbines below 100 kilowatts. There are three main types of wind energy. Wind is a form of solar energy caused by a combination of three concurrent events.
In a windmill when wind moves the blades of the windmill that move the rotor the rotor rotates a shaft that holds magnets in the magnetic field of the generator generating alternating current that is sent along power lines. The average windfarm produces 20 25 times more energy during its operational life than was used to construct and install its turbines. Distributed or small wind. The rotation of the earth.
The sun unevenly heating the atmosphere. Wind turbines that range in size from 100 kilowatts to several megawatts. According to thomas homer dixon wind turbines never recoup the energy it takes to build them.