Wind power generators are machines that convert wind energy to electrical power. The only required fuel is wind and is therefore free, natural and unlimited.
Aside from the manufacturing process, wind power emits absolutely no greenhouse gases.
Wind power is a clean, renewable source of energy which produces no carbon dioxide emissions or waste products.
It is ironic, but wind power seems to be going full circle, from small-scale local generation through large-scale national projects and back to small scale again, with governments and multinationals having little say in the matter: a true democratisation of energy supply
With an annual average growth of 32% between 1998 and 2000 wind power has become the fastest growing energy source in the world.
Beyond any doubt wind power is the lowest cost type of renewable energy.
One of the easiest and most attractive ways for farmers to benefit from wind power is to allow developers to install large wind turbines on their land.
The theory behind the wind power generator is simple. For windmills, the wind rotates the rotor blades to operate a pump or other mechanical systems.
Wind power is now being touted as a highly efficient alternative energy source by many leading energy experts.
Wind power is expected to fall to around 2¢ per kWh by 2005.