| Vertical Axis Wind Turbines Windmill with a rotation | | | | adequate. |
| sail is the newest out there, as it looks like sails on a | | | | The wind power |
| ship once it is up and running. The sails can expand or | | | | Wind power is taking the energy generated from the |
| contract to the changing winds. There are three sails | | | | wind and using it in more productive ways. Wind |
| on it and the speed is managed through magnetic | | | | turbines are a machine that can transform the kinetic |
| counter that expands or contracts these vertical sails. | | | | energy found in wind and convert it into mechanical |
| It has a control unit that will help to control the sails | | | | energy. Mechanical energy works with kinetic energy |
| so the damage will be minimal. The sails might tear | | | | to balance into the mechanical system. When the |
| but the frame is durable and will last through the | | | | mechanical energy is converted into electricity it can |
| storms. | | | | be called a wind turbine. |
| Aerodynamic turbine is made up of airfoil base that is | | | | Windmills Consists of four or more blades, usually |
| designed to capture the kinetic energy flowing from | | | | short, and can wooden blades. These were used to |
| an artificial current to the center. It can utilize most | | | | grind grain. As the winds picked up it would rotate a |
| of the air mass that passes through by redirecting it | | | | mechanism inside allowing it to run the grain through a |
| over the upper turbines. It can respond to wind and | | | | mill crushing it. |
| also rivers, creeks, oceans or other free flowing | | | | The advantages of this type of wind turbine include |
| water systems. | | | | stability, tallness, bendable, durable and strong. The |
| Savonius wind turbine mills have two scoops that are | | | | disadvantages my include cannot operate well close |
| used for wind conversion. Some do come in three | | | | to the ground, hard to transport over sea, difficult to |
| scoops that make it self starting. They look like long | | | | install, not in big demand, there are concerns with |
| helicopter blades that are bent in a direction. This | | | | how they affect radar, structural damage done with |
| style and shape is to provide enough energy to be | | | | storms and wear. |