If a wind barb is pointed up from it's anchor point, that means the wind is from the south. If it's pointing right from it's anchor point that means the wind is from the west. Imagine the wind is...
The large blades on a wind turbine are designed to create lift to get them to spin. Most wind turbines can yaw so that they are perpendicular upwind or downwind (depending what the design is) to the...
The problem with wind energy is that it is usually generated via wind turbines. Wind turbines take a lot of energy to make, and unfortunately, it uses more than it will generate in it's lifetime.
If the wind is coming from the north and moving to the south, then it would be called a "northerly" wind. Likewise, if it is coming from the south, it would be a "southerly" wind. why? is there a...