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One always thinks of windmills grinding corn, and indeed this is a common use - though note that such a windmill would almost invariably belong to a miller or a Lord of the Manor rather than to a farmer. Worldwide, however, the commonest use for a windmill is for drainage - pumping the polders of Holland dry, for example, or irrigating land near rivers. For the last hundred years, they've also done a pretty good job of generating electricity.
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∙ 11y agowindmills were used to generate power for farmers
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What energy is used in windmills?
Windmills use wind energy.
What do windmills use to get energy?
err....yea.... windmills use wind, clue is in the title
Do windmills use biofuels?
Ummm . . . windmills use the wind to keep them turning. No biofuels are involved.
What were the original use for windmills?
to grined weat
Do windmills use kinetic energy?
Windmills transform the kinetic energy of the moving air mass into other energy forms.
Do windmills make wind?
No. Windmills use the wind for various puposes such as grinding grain, pumping water, and generating electricity.
How can electricity be obtained from the wind?
through the use of windmills .
What European nation once used windmills to pump water from fields?
Holland was probably best known for their use of windmills for that purpose.
How can you use wind energy?
Windmills are a good way to use wind energy
What did they use in the past for wind energy?
Windmills and ship sails.
What statement best describe the lifestyle of homesteaders?
Homesteaders often had to struggle even for the necessities.
Where are windmills being used today?
I am doing giant windmills in class today and I just wondered if you could answer my question for me? This is my question: 'are giant windmills used anywhere already' thankyou!!!!!! As far as I know the biggest in use now is rated at 2 megawatts
