Wind Power

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Wind has been harnessed by mankind since Antiquity to propel sailing vessels and since the Middle Ages to

power

In physics, power is the amount of energy supplied by a system per unit time. In simpler term...

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windmills. It is a free, non-polluting, infinitely

renewable energy

Energy sources that are naturally replenished so quickly — sometimes immediately — that they ...

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source that is widely available throughout the world. Today, this ever-present source of energy is used to generate

electricity

Form of energy resulting from the movement of charged particles (electrons) through a conduct...

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, thanks to modern wind turbines. In the past 15 years, wind power has taken off and its development has gone from strength to strength, even if commitment to

wind energy

Energy derived from the wind. Wind power involves converting the kinetic energy of moving air...

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varies from country to country. In Europe, for example, wind-power champion Denmark produces 42% of its electricity from wind.