Wind Energy

Wind energy articles and resources. How wind turbines work, site selection, turbine design, pros and cons, new technologies and more.

Wind Power: How Wind Turbines Work

How wind turbines convert kinetic energy to mechanical energy using blades and a generator. Animation shows how wind turbines harness wind power to make electricity...

Wind Turbine Components

For an overview of the key structural components of a wind turbine follow our cross-section diagram to see each part and how they fit together. Key components are shown and explained...

Site Selection for Wind Turbines

A wind turbine's location has a major effect on the amount of electricity it produces and its cost-effectiveness. The quality of a wind turbine site depends on many things...

Wind Power: Pros and Cons of Wind Turbines

The benefits and disadvantages of wind power. While the advantages wind turbines, wind farms and small wind systems seem to far outweigh any disadvantages there are practical, economic, social and environmental issues to consider...

Jet Engine Technology boosts Wind Turbine Performance

This exciting wind turbine design uses a shroud around the blades that directs air through the blades to speed it up, increasing power production...