“A wind farm generating renewable energy through the use of a number of wind turbines.”
More Wind Turbine Vocabulary and Wind Turbine Facts:
- The blades of a wind turbine are attached to a hub, and together they’re called the rotor.
- The boxy housing at the top of the tower, which contains the generator and gearbox, is called the nacelle.
- Most modern wind turbines have three blades, since this design gives the smoothest, most efficient rotation and the best balance.
- Denmark generates roughly 60% of its electricity from wind, the highest share of any country in the world.
- Offshore wind farms, built out at sea, generally produce more electricity than onshore ones because wind speeds are higher and steadier over open water.
Talking About Sustainability:
- Renewable (Adjective): Not depleted when used; naturally replenished.
- Sustainable (Adjective): Able to be maintained without harming the environment.
- Eco-friendly (Adjective): Not harmful to the environment.
- Clean (Adjective): Producing little or no pollution.
- Efficient (Adjective): Achieving maximum output with minimum wasted effort.
- Green (Adjective): Relating to protecting the environment.
Wind-related idioms are everywhere in English! If you hear about something secretly or indirectly, you might ‘get wind of‘ it. And if you find new energy after starting to feel tired, you’ve caught your ‘second wind‘. If you enjoyed learning about wind turbines, check out our Windmill Vocabulary page too – windmills harness wind power in a very different way!
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Spotted in the newsHow a Wind Turbine Works – U.S. Department of Energyenergy.govFrequently Asked Questions
The nacelle – it houses the generator and gearbox.
Three blades give the smoothest, most efficient rotation and the best balance, compared to two or four blades.
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