Here’s how wind turbines work: wind turns the blades around a shaft inside the turbine, which spins a generator. Energy then travels through cables under the seabed and connects to an offshore substation, and then to a power station on land. https://cbsn.ws/3TekJzK | 60 Minutes

1.8K views · 39 reactions | How do wind turbines make electricity? They're #TransformingEnergy - kinetic energy to be exact - from the wind into mechanical power. The wind turns the blades, which in turn spins a generator to create #WindPower electricity. Learn more in in an animated demonstration from the U.S. Department of Energy at https://bit.ly/2FnmJlu | National Laboratory of the Rockies | Facebook