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Obviously, it isn't. You can't store the wind's energy.

If you mean storing energy extracted from the wind and converted to electricity by a generator rotated by a wind-turbine, then that's a different matter.

Electricity can only be stored as d.c. in batteries. Therefore, the generator either has to be a d.c. machine, or alternator feeding a.c. to a rectifier and stabiliser. For use though, that stored d.c. would need converting back to a.c.

So whilst it's possible, it is not very efficient.

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Where does the energy stored in wind and waves come from?

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How is wind energy stored and harnessed in a windmill?

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How long can wind power be stored?

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What energy is stored in the wind?

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How is wind energy stored once it is recovered?

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Where does the energy stored in wind and waves come from?

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What is the form in which energy is stored in wind?

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How long can wind power be stored?

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How is wind power stored once it is recovered?

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