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  2. What Is Wind Energy? Definition and How It Works - Treehugger

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    Wind energy is electricity from the naturally flowing air in the Earth's atmosphere. As a renewable resource that won't get depleted through use, its impact on the environment...

  3. Wind power - Wikipedia

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    Electricity production by source. Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly used to generate electricity. This article deals only with wind power for electricity generation.

  4. wind power, form of energy conversion in which turbines convert the kinetic energy of wind into mechanical or electrical energy that can be used for power. Together with solar power and hydroelectric power, wind power is one of the most widely utilized forms of renewable energy.

  5. Wind Energy - MIT Climate Portal

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    Wind energy is a form of carbon-free, renewable energy, which today makes electricity at a lower average cost than any other form of new-built energy.

  6. WINDExchange: What Is Wind Power? - Energy.gov

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    Wind power or wind energy is a form of renewable energy that harnesses the power of the wind to generate electricity. It involves using wind turbines to convert the turning motion of blades, pushed by moving air (kinetic energy) into electrical energy (electricity).

  7. wind energy - Encyclopedia Britannica

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    wind energy, form of solar energy that is produced by the movement of air relative to Earths surface. This form of energy is generated by the uneven heating of Earth’s surface by the Sun and is modified by Earth’s rotation and surface topography.

  8. Wind Energy Basics - Department of Energy

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    Wind energy is actually a byproduct of the sun. The sun’s uneven heating of the atmosphere, the earth’s irregular surfaces (mountains and valleys), and the planet's revolution around the sun all combine to create wind.

  9. Wind Energy - National Geographic Society

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    Wind energy, or wind power, is created using a wind turbine, a device that channels the power of the wind to generate electricity. The wind blows the blades of the turbine, which are attached to a rotor. The rotor then spins a generator to create electricity.

  10. An introduction to wind energy and how it forms, and to of the daily wind cycle.

  11. Wind Power Information and Facts - National Geographic

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    Wind is a clean source of renewable energy that produces no air or water pollution. And since the wind is free, operational costs are nearly zero once a turbine is erected.