print email comment close Wind Energy: Wind From Moving Air URL: http://tonto.eia.doe.gov/kids/energy.cfm?page=wind_home-basics-k.cfm Description: This illustrated page, written for children, describes energy generated from wind. Topics includes the history of wind energy, how wind machines work, types of wind machines (horizontal-axis wind machines and vertical-axis wind machines), wind power plants (or wind farms), wind production, and wind and the environment. From the Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy. Publisher: Energy Information Administration, U.S. Department of Energy Extra Keywords windmills turbines LII Database Information: Record 26840 created by Jennifer English on 09/04/2008 Last modification on 09/22/2009 Published: 09/18/2008   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/26840