How does wind become energy?

Question

How does wind become energy?

Answer 1

The best place to learn about wind energy is to visit the DOE web site http://www.eere.energy.gov .   This site will provide you tons of information on wind, solar, biomass, geothermal forms of renewable energy.  Also visit the National Renewable Energy Laboratory web site at http://www.nrel.gov

for excellent information on wind and other renewable energy technologies.

Answer 2

By turning a generator.

Answer 3

in short

1 wind blows item

2 item then turns

3 friction is built

4 it is converted to energy!

Answer 4

when you convert it

Answer 5

The wind turns a wind turbine, just like the kind you see on top of silos.  The turbine then turns a crankshaft, that is connected to a power generator.

The power generator is what creates electricity by turning magnets inside of copper wires.

Answer 6

when it pushes something ,

like the sails on a boat ,

or a propeller that generates electricity

or a propellor that via a drive shaft operates a pump