Definition

Noun: 1. The production of electricity or mechanical power using wind energy: This refers specifically to the process or industry of harnessing the kinetic energy of the wind and converting it into a usable form of power, typically through the use of wind turbines.

Usage

• Wind generation is a key component of the country's renewable energy strategy.
• The state increased its wind generation capacity by 20% last year.
• The report compares the costs of solar and wind generation.

Advanced Usage

• "To come from wind generation": To be sourced or produced by wind power.
  • Thirty percent of the grid's electricity now comes from wind generation.
• "Capacity factor for wind generation": A technical term referring to the actual output of a wind farm over a period compared to its maximum possible output if it operated at full nameplate capacity continuously.
  • The wind generation capacity factor is influenced by seasonal weather patterns.

Variants and Related Words

• Wind power (n): Often used synonymously with "wind generation" to mean power obtained from the wind. "Wind power" can sometimes refer more broadly to the concept or the energy resource itself.
  • The country has vast potential for wind power.
• Wind farm (n): A group of wind turbines in the same location used for electricity generation.
  • The new wind farm will contribute significantly to local wind generation.
• Wind turbine (n): The device that converts wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy.
  • Modern wind turbines are highly efficient.

Synonyms

• Wind energy production: The act or process of generating energy from the wind.
• Wind-derived power: Power that originates from the wind.

Related Phrases

• To harness wind for generation: To capture and utilize wind energy for producing power.
  • The technology to harness wind for generation has advanced rapidly.

Noun

1. power derived from the wind (as by windmills)