Information Profile @ a
Glance
- A wind farm is a collection of
turbines (windmills) built in an area to provide electricity.
- Wind Energy is the process of
using the wind to generate mechanical power or electricity.
- In the past, windmills were used
to grind grain or pump water.
- Wind turbines today convert
mechanical power into electricity for homes and businesses.
- Modern wind technology
takes
advantage of advances in materials, engineering, electronics and
aerodynamics
- As the wind blows, the blades on
a wind turbine turn.
- The blades are connected to a
drive shaft that turns and electric generator to produce
electricity.
- In a modern wind farm, this
electricity is fed into the local utility grid and distributed to
customers just as it is with conventional power plants.
- Some companies are now
installing wind farms in
shallow waters near coastlines in small
countries with little available land area.
- These “offshore wind
farms”
are a promising new source of electricity.
- Modern wind
generating
equipment is efficient, highly reliable, and
becoming cheaper to purchase
- World wind energy capacity
doubled every three years from 1990 to 2000.
- In 2000 grew by 30% so that
total world wind turbine capacity at the end of the year was around
17,600 MW
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General
- FAQ
- Introduction
- Wind Power
- Anemometry
- Wind Power Meteorology
Constructions and Developments
- Building Steps
- Green Power Development
- Wind Turbine Installation
- Medium-Voltage Cables
- Installation and Commissioning
- Electrical Infrastructure
- Energy Developments-Ireland
Electric Power Generation
- Contributions
- Scope and Prospects-India
- Wind Energy
- Wind Energy Analysis
- Wind Energy Power Plant
- Mobile Energy Plant
- Dynamic Behavior
- India Power Reforms
- Wind Power-UK
- Wind Engineering
- Wind Power Integration
- Wind Pumping
- Pump Water
- Wind Water Pumping
- Electricity Generation
- Remote Area Power Supply
- Wind Generators
- Offshore Wind Energy-Europe
Wind Turbine
- Onshore Wind Turbines
- Components and Operation
- 1.5MW Wind Turbine
- 2.5/3.0MW Wind Turbine
- 3.6MW Wind Turbine
- Domestic Roof-Mounted Turbines
Technology
- Technology Status
- Wind Power Technology
- Technology Description
Beneficial
Effects
- Wind Energy Uses-India
- Texas Breezes
- Fiber Optic Components
- Acoustic Bird Monitoring
- Wind Farm Benefits
Impacts
- Planning Delay
- Wind Technology False Claims
- Windfarms and Birds
- Wind Power and Climate
Guidelines, Policies and Experimental
Studies
- Small Wind
- Wind-Powered Electric Systems
- Handbook
- Business Plan
- Experimental Studies
- Farm Development
- Power Development-Kerala
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Projects and
Reports
- CSIRO Land and Water
- PVC Turbine Load Kit
- Renewable Energy Project
- Wind Farm Monitoring
- India Report
- Environmental Monitoring
- Bald Hills Farm Project
- Muirhall Environmental Report
- Stonish Hill Wind Farm
- Wind Radar
- Offshore Wind Developments-US
Market Reports & Cost
Estimation
- Residential Wind Systems-US
- Financing
- Funding Mechanism-India
- Global Status Report
- Wind Power Analysis
- Sea Wind Europe
- Residential Wind
- Cash Crop
- Wind Power Today
- Wind Farm Costs
- Burgeoning Wind Energy
- Australian National Electricity
- Global Market Report
- Green Power-US
- Potential Market-China
- Marketing Partnerships
Suppliers
- Small Wind Turbine Businesses-India
- Indian Exporters
- Turbine Manufacturers
- Windbiz Turbine Suppliers
- Offshore Wind Farms
Companies
- Indian Companies
- Indian Association
- NEG Micon India
- Turbine Companies
- Limmer Hill Wind Farm
- Thanet Offshore
- Garrad Hassan Credentials
- Wind Farm Industry-New Zealand
- Power Industry Growth
- Current Status
- Pacific Hydro
- DNV
Future Energy
Solutions
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India Vision 2020
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Technical Services
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Future Prospects
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Wind Energy Development-New England
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Energy Supply
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