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are many ways in which transforming wind into energy can be
beneficial, as wind is used for a variety of purposes and
activities.
We shall now explore a range of wind energy factors, including how
wind can be fun and how to use this wind to your own advantage.
Wind energy has existed since life on our planet began, it is
currently used in recreation and industry.
It is believe that the Egyptians were the first to successfully
harness wind and turn it into energy, and achieved this through the
use of sails. This is still used today, however mainly within the
yacht industry.
Wind surfing is a form of this, and many other recreational
activities have taken advantage of the wind as a great natural
energy source.
In the past, farmers founded the great technique of using the wind
to grind their corn into flour. These are the old traditional
windmills and they were able to serve a great purpose in supporting
generations before us.
The latest industrial use of the wind has been seen in the
increasing introduction of wind turbines over the last 30 years or
so.
How to transform wind energy into a form of electrical power is a
fairly simple process and works on the same principle as most power
production techniques.
In order to generate wind power you need to be able to capture
energy from the force of the wind.
This is done usually through the use of a wind turbine with a
propeller blade type design.
The propeller design is common in horizontal wind turbines, as the
less popular design of vertical wind turbines use a different method
to capture wind energy.
Once you have the capability of capturing the winds energy, this
harnessed energy can be used to drive turbines, attached to a
generator, which enables the generator to produce power.
So there is a basic understanding of how to turn wind energy into
power.