What is wind power generation?

Wind power generation is power generation that converts wind energy into electric energy. The wind generating set absorbs wind energy with a specially designed blade and converts wind energy to mechanical energy, which further drives the generator rotating and realizes conversion of wind energy to electric energy.

How can we maximise on excess wind energy?

There are a number of ways that we can maximise on excess wind energy: In order for homes and businesses to use cleaner, greener energy, more renewables – such as wind power and solar power – will need to be connected to the electricity grid.

When will wind power become a power source?

Judging by the progress of current research, wind power technology is expected to fully mature by around 2030 into an important power source technology in support of the development of a globally interconnected energy network.

How much energy does a wind farm produce a year?

Since wind speed is not constant, a wind farm's annual energy production is never as much as the sum of the generator nameplate ratings multiplied by the total hours in a year. The ratio of actual productivity in a year to this theoretical maximum is called the capacity factor.

What is wind energy?

Xiao-Ping Zhang, in The Energy Internet, 2019 Wind energy is considered as one of the most developed and cost-effective renewable energy technologies, which is now generally competitive with electricity produced by conventional power plants. Wind turbines can be situated either onshore or offshore.

What is wind power?

Wind power is the use of wind energy to generate useful work. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly used to generate electricity. This article deals only with wind power for electricity generation.