Energy 101: Wind Turbines

See how wind turbines generate clean electricity from the power of the wind. Highlighted are the various parts and mechanisms of a modern wind turbine.

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[RandomVersion]

"Chinese" Wind Farm in Texas: Green Jobs FAIL?

This $1.5 billion wind farm -- a US-China joint venture paid for in part by Chinese banks -- will be built not with turbines from usual suspects GE or Vestas, but with Chinese-made machines from a year-old company called A-Power.

Needless to say, most of the project's green jobs will be created in China. And don't shoot the messenger, but it's hoping to secure 30 percent, or $450 million, of its financing from, yes, U.S. stimulus funds.

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Green energy not so friendly

The answer's not blowing in the wind

By Paul Mulshine/The Star Ledger 2/12/12

“People says the sound is like sneakers in the dryer or a threshing plant or a jet that never lands,” she said. “If you close the windows and doors to keep out the noise, things are still going to vibrate.”

The tips of the turbine blades can reach speeds of 150 mph, killing lots of migrating birds. Meanwhile the air-compression effect makes bats’ lungs explode

wind-watch(.)org

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Could the Wind Turbines of Chile Harm Blue Whales?

Time AARON NELSEN

Wind turbines are increasingly recognized as a lethal hazard for birds, but some scientists now think they're also harmful to marine life. From half a mile away, the whooshing turbines emit an acceptable noise level of around 50 decibels; but if some of the Ecopower turbines are placed as close as 10 meters from the shoreline, they say, levels for ocean life could approach if not exceed a more harmful 100 decibels.

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