Why wind power Why Now Why Not
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Why wind power? Why now? Why not? Several countries began exploring alternate sources of energy during the oil shortages of the 1970's. As advancements in wind energy technology have evolved, the modern wind energy industry has appeared. Increasingly, modern wind turbines produce electric power as effectively as other power generation technologies.
We have been using the wind's energy for hundreds of years. From old Holland to farms in the United States, windmills have been used for grinding grain, pumping water, and even milling lumber. Today, the windmills equivalent-a wind turbine- uses the wind's energy to make electricity. They are more advanced than those early windmills; however they still use blades to collect the wind's kinetic energy...