This document discusses various aspects of wind energy including its history, how wind farms work, wind power capacity and production, economics, environmental effects, politics, turbine design, and references. Key points covered include the use of windmills dating back centuries, how modern wind turbines convert kinetic energy from wind to electrical energy, global wind power capacity and production increasing in recent decades, the costs and cost reductions of generating wind power, both positive and negative environmental impacts of wind farms, and political factors influencing wind energy development.
This document discusses various aspects of wind energy including its history, how wind farms work, wind power capacity and production, economics, environmental effects, politics, turbine design, and references. Key points covered include the use of windmills dating back centuries, how modern wind turbines convert kinetic energy from wind to electrical energy, global wind power capacity and production increasing in recent decades, the costs and cost reductions of generating wind power, both positive and negative environmental impacts of wind farms, and political factors influencing wind energy development.
This document discusses various aspects of wind energy including its history, how wind farms work, wind power capacity and production, economics, environmental effects, politics, turbine design, and references. Key points covered include the use of windmills dating back centuries, how modern wind turbines convert kinetic energy from wind to electrical energy, global wind power capacity and production increasing in recent decades, the costs and cost reductions of generating wind power, both positive and negative environmental impacts of wind farms, and political factors influencing wind energy development.
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