Wind Energy

Generally, we can break wind energy projects into three categories: small wind, utility-scale wind, and offshore wind.

Photo by Kindel Media from Pexels	Small wind is used when referring to wind turbines up to 100 kilowatts. These are used to generate energy for homes and businesses on a small scale.
Photo by Angelica Reyn from Pexels	Utility-scale wind turbines have sizes over 100 kilowatts. These projects are used for larger scale applications.
Photo by Nicholas Doherty on Unsplash	Offshore wind refers to wind farms located in the ocean. These are generally larger turbines than those found on land, and as such, usually generate more power.

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