Five Interesting Stuff About Wind Energy
1. Asians used wind mills to pump large amounts of water and grind grains as early as 200 B.C.
2. The first modern wind turbine was built in Vermont, U.S.A in the early 1940s.
3. Wind farms currently produce enough electricity to meet the energy needs of more than 10 million families worldwide.
4. An average wind speed of 14 miles per hour is needed to convert wind energy to electricity.
5. A group of wind turbines generating electricity together is called a wind farm. The world's largest wind farm is located, off the coast of Cumbria, United Kingdom.It is made up of 102 turbines and has a total capacity of 367.2MW enough to power 320,000 households.
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