Wind Farms are areas of land populated with electricity-generating wind turbines or windmills.
About Wind Turbines
- The world's first megawatt wind turbine: Castleton, Vermont.
- The biggest wind turbine in the world: Germany.
- Height of a wind turbine: 198 m (650 ft) and a diameter of 126 meters (413 ft).
- Types of Wind Turbine: Horizontal axis and Vertical axis.
- The world's manufacturers of wind turbines: Enercon and REpower.
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Fast Facts
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The largest wind farms in the world
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Areas of Installation
Onshore, Near-Shore, Offshore and Airborne.
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Average wind speed
10 mph (16 km/h or 4.5 m/s) or greater.
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Altitude
Wind blows faster at the higher altitudes.
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Wind farms by country
Australia, Brazil, Canada, China, European Union, India, Japan, New Zealand, South Africa and United States.
