wind power
Breeze-harvested electricity
Wind power is energy harnessed from moving air, typically through turbines that convert wind into electricity.
The term covers both the natural resource and the technology that exploits it: Denmark generates much of its electricity from wind power.
Wind power has become a major component of renewable energy infrastructure, with wind farms appearing on land and offshore.
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- bladeFlat cutting edge
inverter · anemometer · grid · transformer · gearbox · tower · substation · capacitor
Power from movement
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- gustBrief wind surge
- liftMechanism for vertical transport
drag · rotation · torque · air density · turbulence · prevailing winds · trade winds
Capable of restoration
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
- greenColor of vegetation
eco-friendly · sustainable · alternative energy · decarbonization · emissions reduction · low-impact · net-zero
Grouped turbines generating electricity
- substationPower distribution point
- transmissionSending of information
- installationProcess of putting in
- foundationUnderlying support structure
floating platform · cable · interconnection · siting · permitting · decommissioning · maintenance · operations
turbine
Blade-driven energy converter
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
blade · inverter · anemometer · grid · transformer · gearbox · tower · substation · capacitor · controller
kinetic energy
Power from movement
- aerodynamicsPhysics of air motion
- airflowMovement of atmosphere
- gustBrief wind surge
lift · drag · rotation · torque · air density · turbulence · prevailing winds · trade winds
renewable
Capable of restoration
- clean energyPower from sustainable sources
- carbon-neutralNet-zero emissions state
- zero-emissionProducing no pollutants
green · eco-friendly · sustainable · alternative energy · decarbonization · emissions reduction · low-impact · net-zero
windfarm
Grouped turbines generating electricity
- substationPower distribution point
- transmissionSending of information
- installationProcess of putting in
foundation · floating platform · cable · interconnection · siting · permitting · decommissioning · maintenance · operations
- energyelectricity, oil, fuel, gas, battery
- clean energysolar, solar panels, renewables, hydropower, geothermal
- environmentalismecology, conservationism, recycling bins, campaigner, environmentalism
- green energyrenewables, solar farm, solar panel, hydropower, solar energy
- Renewable Energysolar energy, hydropower, geothermal plants, solar, biomass
- eco actionsrecycling, composting, tree planting, water conservation, energy saving