Wind Turbine Technology Since early history, people have been harnessing the energy of the wind. Wind energy propels boats along rivers, simple windmills, and pumping water as early as 5000 B.C. New ways of using the energy of the wind eventually spread around the world. By the 11th century, people in the Middle East were using windmills extensively. Settlers took this new technology to the New World in the 19th century. They began using windmills …showed first 75 words of 1026 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1026 total…atmosphere. Wind energy could become one of the most important applied renewable energy forms for several decades to come. There are still challenges to be met, but with more time, they are solvable. Even though wind power may not become the sole use of our electricity, it will drastically reduce the amount of fossil fuel usage. Wind power has a very expansive future and is a definite technology innovation that needs to be applied more.