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What Do Wind Turbine Technicians Do?

What is Renewable Energy? Renewable energy is any type of power that is collected from a source that can’t be completely used up. This energy is then used to generate electricity so that we can continue to power our homes, businesses, factories, schools, vehicles, etc. There are several different sources of renewable energy, which include:

• wind • solar • hydroelectric • geothermal

• biomass • oceanic Wind: This type of renewable energy source converts the movement of the air into energy through the use of wind turbines. We will explore this technology in more detail later in this chapter. Solar: Our sun produces massive amounts of energy. Solar energy uses a technology known as solar panels that collects this sunlight

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