As wind blows it generates kinetic energy, which is energy from movement. This turns the blades on a turbine, which then causes a shaft (drive shaft) within the system to rotate (view diagram below).

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Over time, offshore wind turbines can serve as artificial reefs and in some cases can lead to more fish than there would have ...

This story was originally published by The Conversation. Drive through the plains of Iowa or Kansas and you’ll see more than rows of corn, wheat and soybeans. You’ll also see towering wind turbines ...

China’s wind boom is usually framed as a climate story, a race to build turbines fast enough to keep up with soaring ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. After NextEra proposed a wind farm in ...

Even before turbines start turning, the Central Coast is showing the rest of California how to build an offshore wind industry that puts local workers and communities first. Over the past three years, ...

Tully, NY - An out-of-state company wants to build Onondaga County’s first wind farm, putting about two dozen turbines taller than the Washington Monument across the hills of Tully, Lafayette and ...