Wind Energy

6. Energy/Energy that is produced from alternative energy sources such as solar, wind, or nuclear energy that serve as alternative energy forms that produce traditional fossil-fuel sources such as coal, oil, and natural gas.
7. Power/A popular term for alternative energy produced from renewable energy resources such as wind energy.
8. Scale/A scale used to classify wind speeds, devised in 1805 by Admiral Francis Beaufort of the British Navy.
11. capacity for work.
12. part of a wind turbine generator where blades and the hub come together.
13. large “arms” of wind turbines that extend from the hub of a generator.
15. WInd Energy Association/Formed in 1974, American Wind Energy Association (AWEA) is a Washington, D.C.-based national trade association representing wind power project developers, equipment suppliers, service providers, parts manufacturers, utilities, researchers, and others involved in the wind energy industry.

1. unit of power equal to 1 billion watts; 1 million kilowatts, or 1,000 megawatts.
2. edge/The surface part of a wind turbine blade on a wind farm that first comes into contact with the wind.
3. energy of moving electrons, the current of which is used as a source of power
4. Wind Speed/The maximum instantaneous wind speed that occurs within a specific period of time.
5. A device for converting mechanical energy to electrical energy.
9. Energy/ The energy possessed by an object due to its motion (kinetic energy) or its potential energy.
10. Pollution/The addition of harmful chemicals to the atmosphere that often result from the burning of fossil fuels, especially in internal-combustion engines.
14. Speed Shaft/The shaft within a wind turbine generator that is driven by the rotation of the turbine blades when propelled by wind to convert into wind energy.