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Wind power plant

Wind power plant with horizontal axis turbine. (Source: © Lee Morriss / stock.adobe.com)

Wind power plant with horizontal axis turbine. (Source: © Lee Morriss / stock.adobe.com)

A device that harnesses the energy of the wind to generate electricity by means of a rotating turbine. Most often, wind power plants use a horizontal axis lift turbine, but they can also use a vertical axis turbine.

Wind power plant with horizontal axis turbine. (Source: © Lee Morriss / stock.adobe.com)

Wind power plant with horizontal axis turbine. (Source: © Lee Morriss / stock.adobe.com)

Wind Power Plants