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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Map of available wind power over the United States. Colour codes indicate wind power density class
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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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A wind farm overlooking Bada Bagh, India
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The Tafila Wind Farm in Jordan, is the first large scale wind farm in the region.
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Jhimpir Wind Farm, Pakistan
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Gouda Wind Facility, South Africa.
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San Gorgonio Pass wind farm, California
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Livestock near a wind turbine
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Wind turbines overlooking Ardrossan, Scotland
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Wind farm interference (in yellow circle) on radar map
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See also
In Spanish: Parque eólico para niños
