Wind farm facts for kids
A wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same area. These turbines turn moving air into electricity. A large wind farm has several hundred wind turbines, and covers an area of hundreds of square miles. A wind farm may also be offshore.
Many of the biggest onshore wind farms are in the USA. The Roscoe Wind Farm is the largest onshore wind farm in the world, producing 781.5 MW of power, followed by the Horse Hollow Wind Energy Center (735.5 MW). The Thanet Offshore Wind Project in United Kingdom is the largest offshore wind farm in the world at 300 MW, followed by Horns Rev II (209 MW) in Denmark.
Images for kids
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The San Gorgonio Pass wind farm in California, United States.
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Part of the Biglow Canyon Wind Farm, Oregon, United States with a turbine under construction
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An aerial view of Whitelee Wind Farm, the largest onshore wind farm in the UK and second-largest in Europe
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Offshore wind turbines near Copenhagen, Denmark.
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The Australian Canunda Wind Farm, South Australia at sunrise
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Wind farm in Xinjiang, China
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A wind farm in a mountainous area in Galicia, Spain
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The Tafila Wind Farm in Jordan, is the first large scale wind farm in the region.
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San Gorgonio Pass wind farm, California
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Wind turbines overlooking Ardrossan, Scotland
See also
In Spanish: Parque eólico para niños