Wind generators are not all on the grid, but it is difficult to imagine why a wind farm would be built off the grid. Certainly most are on the grid. Possibly all are.
Easier to connect to grid than offshore wind farms so the electricity is cheaper to produce.
Wind turbines add power to the grid, so some of the power in your house came from wind farms. The City of Calgary AB wanted it's light rail system to be green so they budgeted enough wind turbines to generate power to run the system. there is no direct connection to the wind farm, but the farm adds more power to the grid than the trains remove.
Wind farms generate power by using large wind turbines to convert the kinetic energy of the wind into mechanical energy. The turbines are connected to generators, which then convert the mechanical energy into electrical energy. This electricity is then transferred to the grid for distribution to homes and businesses.
wind farms are built to produce electricity through wind power
wind farms are built to produce electricity through wind power
"Wind power" in itself isn't transported, but the generators of wind power (wind turbines) are transported by delivery trucks. The energy they produce is electricity, and this is transported along cables into the grid.
The Canadian Wind power Association has a nice map which shows the locations where wind generators are operating in wind farms. http://www.canwea.ca/farms/wind-farms_e.php The power is usually used nearby where it is generated.
Yes. As of 2012, there are 767 operational wind farms in Australia, and another 6785 proposed wind farms.
Wind turbines in large farms are usually situated in one of three places: Offshore - Huge wind-farms which can make use of the raw ocean winds Countryside - Usually on top of hills or at the bottom of valleys to make use of the wind rolling over the hills On buildings - Smaller scale and can be used to power perhaps only just the building it is on, and in particularly strong weather conditions, can feed back into the power grid
by a generator that converts the wind power to electricity
Wind power generates electricity. This is fed into the grid and comes along the power lines to your house.
When there is no wind, a wind turbine cannot generate electricity. To maintain a steady supply, wind farms typically have backup power sources such as battery storage or grid connection. These backup systems kick in to ensure electricity supply remains stable during periods of low wind or no wind.