North Andover Reads 2024: Wind

Gale In Context: Science
Wind energy (also called wind power) is a form of alternative and renewable energy harvesting via the translation of the kinetic power of moving air masses into electrical current. Wind is a natural phenomenon that occurs globally as air moves across the surface of Earth in response to differences in atmospheric pressure and density, which is the result of the interaction of differential solar heating of Earth's topographic features.

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Wind power is the nation’s largest source of renewable energy, with wind turbines installed in all 50 states supplying more than 10% of total U.S electricity and large percentages of most states’ energy needs.

Keep reading to learn:

How wind energy works
How turbines work
The benefits and impacts of wind energy
Where wind turbines are used—on land, in water, and for smaller needs (like farms or islands).