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<strong>Wind</strong> Power<br />

• <strong>Wind</strong> energy conversion systems convert<br />

the kinetic energy of a renewable resource<br />

-wind- to mechanical energy.<br />

• <strong>Wind</strong>mills have been used for centuries to<br />

pump water and grind grain, and more<br />

recently to generate electricity.<br />

• Small systems (from a fraction of a W, to<br />

several kW <strong>power</strong> rating) are frequently<br />

used as part of remote area <strong>power</strong> supplies,<br />

and larger systems (50 - 2MW) have been<br />

integrated with the main <strong>power</strong> grid in<br />

several countries inlcluding the US and<br />

most abundantly, in Australia.<br />

http://www.greenhouse.gov.au/renewable/technologies/wind/index.html#<strong>Wind</strong>Use

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