Wind power
OverviewWind farmsWind energy resourcesWind power capacity and productionEconomicsSmall-scale wind powerImpact on environment and landscapePolitics
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines distributed over an extended area. The land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other purposes. A wind farm may also be located offshore. Almost all large wind turbines have the same design — a horizontal axis wind turbine having an up














