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====Wind power==== [[Image:WindMills.jpg|right|thumb|[[Wind turbine]]s on [[Inner Mongolia]]n grassland]] {{Main article|Wind power}} [[Wind turbine]]s convert wind energy into electricity by connecting a spinning rotor to a generator. [[Wind turbine]]s draw energy from atmospheric currents and are designed using [[aerodynamics]] along with knowledge taken from mechanical and electrical engineering. The wind passes across the aerodynamic rotor blades, creating an area of higher pressure and an area of lower pressure on either side of the blade. The forces of lift and drag are formed due to the difference in air pressure. The lift force is stronger than the drag force; therefore the rotor, which is connected to a generator, spins. The energy is then created due to the change from the aerodynamic force to the rotation of the generator.<ref>{{Cite web|title=How Do Wind Turbines Work?|url=https://www.energy.gov/eere/wind/how-do-wind-turbines-work|access-date=2020-12-10|website=Energy.gov|language=en}}</ref> Being recognized as one of the most efficient renewable energy sources, wind power is becoming more and more relevant and used in the world.<ref>{{Cite web|title=BiblioBoard|url=https://openresearchlibrary.org/viewer/2071c2d6-8295-4005-ac8f-eba500a6b311/44|access-date=2020-12-10|website=openresearchlibrary.org}}</ref> Wind power does not use any water in the production of energy making it a good source of energy for areas without much water. Wind energy could also be produced even if the climate changes in line with current predictions, as it relies solely on wind.<ref>{{Cite book|last1=Ledec, George C.|last2=Rapp, Kennan W.|last3=Aiello, Roberto G.|date=2011-12-01|title=Greening the Wind : Environmental and Social Considerations for Wind Power Development|doi=10.1596/978-0-8213-8926-3 |hdl=10986/2388|isbn=978-0-8213-8926-3 |url=http://hdl.handle.net/10986/2388|language=en}}</ref>
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