Assertion: windmill | /r/CapableOf | make electricity
Facets:
value: by electromagnetic induction
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: it is used for making energy and electricity the windmill makes energy or electricity by when the the wind hits the windmills blade it spins the rotor and the gearbox and the mechanic box activate the rotor and the wires inside take all the wind and make it into energy and the electricity poles carry the electricity and powers and gives 1000 houses in a hour or so .
text: Windmills may be used to grind grain into flour, to pump water, or to produce electricity.
text: The first windmill to generate electricity was invented in 1888 by an Ohio-based engineer named Charles Brush.
text: Mr Kamkwamba told the BBC News website: "I was very interested when I saw the windmill could make electricity and pump water.
text: Windmills produce electricity by electromagnetic induction, the process in which the movement of magnets in a magnetic field generates electricity.
text: Windmills are not a new source of energy : they have been used to produce mechanical power or to pump water since several centuries ago, and they are now being developed to generate electricity, but not in very significant amounts, as can be seen below.