Wind Energy Wind energy is the energy from air flow moving from areas of high pressure to areas of low pressure. It's a byproduct of solar radiation. As the sun heats the earth unevenly with solar radiation being greater at the equator than at the poles, the resulting differential temperatures creates a differential in air mass densities and atmospheric pressure leading to a bulk movement of air, wind. The wind energy can be extracted from air flow to produce mechanical or electrical power. | Related Links http://www.eoearth.org/view/article/152560/ http://www.uwig.org/IEA_Report_on_variability.pdf http://www.gwec.net/global-figures/wind-energy-global-status/ http://www.irena.org/home/index.aspx?PriMenuID=12&mnu=Pri http://www.renewable-energysources.com/wind-energy.html http://www.businessgreen.com/bg/news/2124487/onshore-wind-reach-grid-parity-2016 http://cleantechnica.com/2012/08/10/us-reaches-50-gw-of-wind-energy-capacity-in-q2-of-2012/ http://www.walesonline.co.uk/business/business-news/worlds-second-largest-offshore-wind-9476670 http://www.windpowermonthly.com/article/1021043/cutting-cost-offshore-wind-energy ![]() |