windpower

Turbine farm output

Wind power is energy generated by harnessing the movement of air, typically through turbines that convert wind into electricity.

It's a renewable energy source increasingly used as an alternative to fossil fuels: The region invested heavily in wind power.

Also spelled as two words: wind power.

turbine

blades

Sharp flat cutting parts

  • rotorSpinning mechanical assembly
  • nacelleAircraft engine housing
  • hubCentral connection point

tower · gearbox · yaw · pitch · anemometer · windfarm · offshore · onshore · aerodynamics · airflow

environmental

carbon-neutral

Net-zero emissions state

lifecycle · land-use · decommissioning

electricity

generator

Electricity-producing machine

kilowatts · transformer · substation · powerline · voltage · current · inverter · capacity · alternating · circuit

renewable

solar

Of the star

wave · biomass · alternative · clean · decarbonization · intermittency · storage · battery · baseload

Opposites
energy source type

windpowernuclear power

Energy from splitting atoms

coal power · baseload power · hydroelectric power · solar power · hydropower

renewability and environmental impact

windpowerfossil fuels

Combustible prehistoric organic deposits

coal power · dirty energy · petroleum · oil · natural gas

Family

power, wind, windy, powerful, winding, empower, winds, powered, unwinding

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Positive · Everyday, not technical · Rated G