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Windmills are devices for taking power from the wind, and converting it to other forms of energy which may be applied to specific tasks. There are 3 main categories of windmill:

• "traditional" English or Dutch style windmills, mostly used for grinding or drainage
• windpumps, (normally made from metal) used throughout the world for pumping water (and what most Americans think of when they talk of windmills)
• wind turbines used for generating electricity

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Resources in This Category

• BBC News: Ireland Takes Wind Power Plunge

  http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sci/tech/1755413.stm
  The Irish Government has approved plans for the world's largest offshore electricity-generating wind farm, to be built on a sandbank in the Irish Sea south of Dublin.

• Concerted Action on Offshore Wind Energy in Europe

  http://www.offshorewindenergy.org/
  Introduction of CA-OWEE, reports, site search facility and link for contact. There is a separate password protected area for members, not available to general public.

• Kilronan Wind Farm

  http://www.kilronanwindfarm.com/
  Ireland wind energy site has ten wind machines that are rated 500 kw. The developer proudly describes this new wind farm.

• Nai Kun Windfarm

  http://www.naikun.ca/
  Wind power project proposed for the coast of British Columbia, Canada. Includes project data and technical information.

• NASA: Wind Energy Research Reaps Rewards

  http://www.nasa.gov/vision/earth/technologies/wind_turbines.html
  Article about the NASA research programs to develop wind power during the energy crisis of the 1970s.

• National Wind Technology Center

  http://www.nrel.gov/wind/
  Studies methods of improving wind turbine technology to make energy from the wind competitive with conventional energy sources. Part of NREL.

• NREL: International Programs

  http://www.nrel.gov/international/
  Provides information about technology applications, country and supporting activities, staff contacts, and links to NREL village power and renewable energy projects sites.

• NRG Systems, Inc.

  https://www.renewablenrgsystems.com/
  Manufacturer of wind energy assessment equipment (sensors, loggers, towers). Used worldwide, NRG products are among the standards for the international wind energy industry.

• OffshoreWind

  http://offshorewind.net/
  Educational resource devoted to offshore wind energy developments. Includes forum, reports, articles and data on different projects.

• Risingwind

  http://risingwind.blogspot.com/
  Weblog by Thomas O. Gray, Deputy Executive Director of the American Wind Energy Association.

• Sandia National Laboratory-Wind Energy Technology

  http://www.sandia.gov/wind/
  Sandia National Laboratory employs a multifaceted approach to the development of economical wind systems for power generation.

• Scottish Wind Assessment Project (SWAP)

  http://www.swap.org.uk/
  Research program to promote a thorough investigation of the claims made for and against the use of wind-generated energy. Includes projects overview, data and publications.

• The Wind Power

  http://www.thewindpower.net/
  Resource dedicated to wind turbines and windfarms in the world. Includes pictures galleries, technical data and videos. [English, French]

• Wikipedia: Wind power

  http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wind_energy
  Includes history, mechanics, energy management and economics.

• Wind Energy: Technology and Planning

  http://www.world-wind-energy.info/
  Wind energy education material with photos, videos and comprehensive texts. Addresses technology, planning, operation, maintenance and grid integration.

• Wind Power Generation

  http://windpower.generatorguide.net/
  A guide to generating electricity from wind power.

• Wind Resource Atlas of the United States

  http://rredc.nrel.gov/wind/pubs/atlas/
  Inventory of U.S. wind energy potential.

• Windlab Systems

  http://www.windlabsystems.com/
  Wind resource modelling.

• WindPower Monthly Magazine

  http://www.windpowermonthly.com/
  The world's leading independent Wind Energy magazine. Hot topics from every issue, 5 years of issues in searchable archives.

• Windpower Photos

  http://www.windpowerphotos.com/
  Photographs from wind power projects: land and offshore based. Photos from HVDC-light project on Gotland, Sweden. The site is in Swedish, English and German

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