wind turbine

noun

: a wind-driven turbine for generating electricity

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But clean energy will also meet much of that short-term demand, if for no reasons other than cost and inertia: Solar panels, wind turbines, and batteries are becoming cost-competitive with natural gas and getting cheaper, while a growing number of industries are turning to renewable energy sources. —

Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 11 Feb. 2025 Paradoxically, steel, which is a critical component in electric vehicles and wind turbines, factors into the clean-energy transition. —

Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 10 Feb. 2025 What to Know The project was set to bring offshore wind turbines to Staten Island, the city's only borough Trump won in the 2024 presidential race. —

Dan Perry, Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025 The firm plans to mine the polymetallic nodules for valuable rare earth metals like cobalt, nickel, copper and manganese, which are used in solar panels, smartphones, wind turbines and batteries. —

Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 23 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for wind turbine