Wind farm
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same area.[1] These turbines turn moving air into electricity. A large wind farm has several hundred wind turbines, and covers an area of hundreds of square miles. A wind farm may also be offshore.[2]
Many of the biggest onshore wind farms are in the USA. The Roscoe Wind Farm is the largest onshore wind farm in the world, producing 781.5 MW of power, followed by the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center (735.5 MW). The Thanet Offshore Wind Project in United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 300 MW, followed by Horns Rev II (209 MW) in Denmark.
Wind Farm Media
- Wind turbines in southern California 2016.jpg
The San Gorgonio Pass wind farm in California, United States.
The Gansu Wind Farm in China is the largest wind farm in the world, with a target capacity of 20,000 MW by 2020.
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Map of available wind power over the United States. Colour codes indicate wind power density class
- Biglow Canyon Wind Farm under construction.jpg
Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, Oregon, United States with a turbine under construction
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An aerial view of Whitelee Wind Farm, the largest onshore wind farm in the UK and second-largest in Europe
Roscoe Wind Farm An onshore wind farm in West Texas
Offshore wind turbines near Copenhagen, Denmark.
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The Australian Canunda Wind Farm, South Australia at sunrise
The Pubnico Wind Farm taken from Beach Point, Lower East Pubnico, Nova Scotia
References
- ↑ "wind power (energy)". Encyclopæia Britannica, Online. Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc. Retrieved 6 December 2013.
- ↑ "Installation of wind power plants — features and difficulties".