How does Wind Energy work? Infographic

How is wind energy actually harvested? How does this whole system work? Take a look at this great Infographic created by Column Five Media.

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Ever wonder how wind power works, start to finish?
This detailed infographic:

• explains how the power is harvested, from gust to grid;
• lists the world’s largest wind farms;
• elaborates on the world’s installed power capacity;
• pegs how much the infrastructure costs per plant;
• details how much the entire industry is worth.

Data for the admittedly complicated infographic is pulled from Greenpeace.org, ReinforcedPlastic.com, the American Wind Energy Association, the 2009 World Wide Energy Report, Biowatch.com and (gasp) Wikipedia.org.

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