They needed extra strong wind turbines because of the prairie winds that swept over the vast land. O. Perry, an inventor built a light metal windmill and then he hired L. W. Noyes to sell them for him. To day, windmills are used mainly for decorations on ranches and old farms. They are not used for grinding grain because people can buy flour at the store. Wind Turbines Wind turbines are windmills that generate electricity.
Wind turbines produce electricity with no pollution.
There are many styles of wind turbines. There are vertical axis and horizontal axis turbines. When most people think of a wind turbine, they think of horizontal axis turbines. Vertical axis wind turbines are different in many ways. They do not have to have a swivel in order to catch the wind.