wind energy was first used to generate electricity in 8th millennium bce.
when was wind energy first used to generate electricity?
8th millennium bce
a wind turbine is a windmill-like structure specifically developed to generate electricity. they can be seen as the next step in the development of the windmill. the first wind turbines were built by the end of the nineteenth century by prof james blyth in scotland (1887), charles f. brush in cleveland, ohio (1887–1888) and poul la cour in denmark (1890s). la cour's mill from 1896 later became the local powerplant of the village askov. by 1908 there were 72 wind-driven electric generators in denmark, ranging from 5 to 25 kw. by the 1930s, windmills were widely used to generate electricity on farms in the united states where distribution systems had not yet been installed, built by companies such as jacobs wind, wincharger, miller airlite, universal aeroelectric, paris-dunn, airline, and winpower. the dunlite corporation produced turbines for similar locations in australia.
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bullet::::- community wind energy – projects are locally owned by farmers, investors, businesses, schools, utilities, or other public or private entities who utilize wind energy to support and reduce energy costs to the local community.





















































bullet::::- list of offshore wind farms (currently operational wind farms, rated by nameplate capacity)





















































bullet::::- list of onshore wind farms (currently operational, rated by generating capacity)





















































bullet::::- offshore wind power – the construction of wind farms in bodies of water to generate electricity from wind.





















































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wind turbine – a turbine that converts wind energy into mechanical energy.
outline of wind energy