Explained

How Wind
Turbines Work

Inside the 280-metre giants.

280 metres

Taller than a 90-storey skyscraper

Blades are wings

Shaped like airplane wings

The nacelle

A bus-sized room of machinery

Gearbox ×100

Slow spin becomes 1,500 RPM

20,000 homes

Powered by a single giant turbine

Offshore wins

Stronger, steadier wind at sea

From spin to socket

Cables carry it to the grid

Bigger = cheaper

Why turbines keep growing

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