Wind Energy

Went to a great green Wind Energy Dedication today in North Charleston - where they are building the largest wind turbine testing turbine in the world. Under the auspices of Clemson U., this is one large turbine that wind turbine companies ...from all around the world are already lining up for to test their offshore wind "mills" now popularly called turbines. They can be tested for what would happen up to 5 years of use.
This article is about wind-powered electrical generators. For wind-powered machinery used to grind grain or pump water, see Windmill.
Offshore wind farm, using 5 MW turbines REpower 5M in the North Sea off the coast of Belgium.
Renewable energy
Wind power
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into electrical power. A wind turbine used for charging batteries may be referred to as a wind charger.

The result of over a millennium of windmill development and modern engineering, today's wind turbines are manufactured in a wide range of vertical and horizontal axis types. The smallest turbines are used for applications such as battery charging for auxiliary power for boats or caravans or to power traffic warning signs. Slightly larger turbines can be used for making small contributions to a domestic power supply whilst selling unused power back to the utility supplier via the electrical grid. Arrays of large turbines, known as wind farms, are becoming an increasingly important source of renewable energy and are used by many countries as part of a strategy to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels.See More