OverviewHistoryWind energy resourcesWind farmsWind power capacity and productionEconomicsSmall-scale wind powerImpact on environment and landscape
Wind power has been used as long as humans have put sails into the wind. Wind-powered machines used to grind grain and pump water, the windmill and wind pump, were developed in what is now Iran, Afghanistan, and Pakistan by the 9th century. Wind power was widely available and not confined to the banks of fast-flowing streams, or later, requiring sources of fuel. Wind-powered pumps