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Wind farm
A wind farm, also called a windpark or windmill farm, is a group of wind turbines at one location that generate electricity for the power grid.
Wind farm control
Wind farm control is the coordinated operation of turbines across a wind power plant, chiefly wake steering, to increase energy production, manage structural loads, and support the electrical grid.
Wind farm layout optimization
Wind farm layout optimization is an engineering method that places turbines within a wind farm to maximize energy production or economic return while accounting for wakes.
Wind power
Wind power, also called wind energy, converts the kinetic energy of moving air into electricity, most commonly with wind turbines, supplying 8% of global electricity in 2024.
Wind power density
Wind power density (WPD) is the wind energy available per unit area at a site, measured in watts per square meter, and indicates what a wind turbine there could produce.
Wind power forecasting
Wind power forecasting is the set of physical, statistical, and machine-learning methods that predict future wind power generation, at horizons from minutes up to several days ahead.
Wind power in Brazil
Wind power in Brazil is the generation of electricity from wind, which grew from one small turbine in 1992 to over 33 GW, the country's second largest electricity source.
Wind power in China
Wind power in China is the deployment of wind turbines for electricity, giving China the world's largest installed wind capacity, about 521 GW at the end of 2024.
Wind power in Denmark
Wind power in Denmark generated 54 percent of the country's electricity in 2024, the highest wind share in the IEA; Denmark installed the world's first offshore wind farm in 1991.
Wind power in Germany
Wind power in Germany is the generation of electricity from onshore and offshore wind turbines, the country's largest renewable source, with 68.1 GW onshore at the end of 2025.
Wind power in India
Wind power in India, also called wind energy in India, generates electricity from onshore and offshore turbines, with 57,443 MW installed as of 2026, fourth highest globally.
Wind power in Spain
Wind power in Spain is a principal source of electricity, with 33,274 MW installed and a 21.6% generation share in 2025, second in Europe and fifth worldwide in capacity.
Wind power in Texas
Wind power in Texas is the generation of electricity from wind turbines in the state that leads the nation, accounting for 28 percent of US wind generation in 2024.
Wind power in the United Kingdom
Wind power in the United Kingdom is the generation of electricity from onshore and offshore wind turbines, the country's largest source of clean electricity, supplying a record 29.2% in 2024.
Wind power in the United States
Wind power in the United States is the generation of electricity from wind turbines, the largest renewable source, providing about 11% of US electricity in 2025.
Wind resource assessment
Wind resource assessment is the process of measuring and analyzing wind conditions at a candidate site to estimate the energy wind turbines would produce, guiding siting, design, and financing.
Wind turbine
A wind turbine, also called an aerogenerator, is a machine that converts the energy of moving air into electricity with rotor blades that spin a generator atop a tower.
Wind turbine blade
A wind turbine blade is the long, twisted airfoil surface that converts moving air into rotor rotation; commercial turbines use three blades upwind of the tower.
Wind turbine blade recycling
Wind turbine blade recycling is the recovery or reuse of materials from retired blades, whose thermoset composites resist separation; cement co-processing is the dominant route.
Wind turbine design
Wind turbine design is the engineering discipline covering the rotor and blades, drivetrain, tower and foundation, and controls of a machine that turns wind's kinetic energy into electricity.
Wind turbine icing
Wind turbine icing is the accumulation of ice on wind turbine blades, which reduces power output, disables sensors, and creates safety hazards; annual losses at harsh sites can reach 50%.
Wind turbine noise
Wind turbine noise is the sound emitted by operating wind turbines, produced mainly by aerodynamic interaction of the rotating blades with the air, plus smaller mechanical contributions from the drivetrain.
WindFloat
WindFloat is a three-column semi-submersible floating foundation for offshore wind turbines, developed by Principle Power and first deployed off Aguçadoura, Portugal, in 2011, later used at WindFloat Atlantic and Kincardine.
Windmill
A windmill is a machine that converts wind energy into rotational mechanical power, traditionally with sails, for grinding grain, pumping water, and crushing materials; its modern descendant is the wind turbine.
wpd (company)
wpd is a German developer and operator of onshore and offshore wind farms and solar parks, headquartered in Bremen. Founded in 1996, it works in 32 countries and has erected 2,840 wind turbines.
Xinjiang - Chongqing Power Export wind farms
The Xinjiang - Chongqing Power Export wind farms (新疆华电天山北麓基地风电项目) are a 4,200 MW group of wind farms in Hami, Xinjiang, China, commissioned in 2026 to feed the Hami–Chongqing ultra-high voltage line.
Xinjiang Mori 2500 MW wind farm complex
The Xinjiang Mori 2500 MW wind farm complex is an onshore wind farm in Mori County, Xinjiang, China, with seven phases totaling 2,500 MW, fully connected in 2024.
Yaw control
Yaw control keeps a wind turbine's nacelle turned so the rotor faces the wind for maximum energy capture, and in wind farms applies wake steering, deliberately misaligning upstream turbines to raise total plant output.
Yunlin Offshore wind farm
The Yunlin Offshore wind farm (云林离岸风场) is a 640 MW offshore wind farm in the Taiwan Strait off Yunlin County, Taiwan, one of Taiwan's largest, fully operational since 2025.
Zoltek
Zoltek is an American large-tow carbon fiber manufacturer in Bridgeton, Missouri, founded in 1975 by Zsolt Rumy and acquired by Japan's Toray Industries in 2014.