As wind blows it generates kinetic energy, which is energy from movement. This turns the blades on a turbine, which then causes a shaft (drive shaft) within the system to rotate (view diagram below).

The components of large offshore wind turbines are pictured at the Connecticut State Pier in New London on Aug. 25, 2025. At the pier the turbines are staged and assembled before being shipped to ...

Construction has resumed on the $11.2 billion offshore wind project by Dominion Energy three weeks after the federal ...