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Electricity is very important to people. We use it to power our homes, cities and trains and cars.

One of the main ways we produce electricity is with the use of a generator. A generator is a device that converts mechanical kinetic energy into electrical energy.

A wind turbine is a very large windmill that uses the kinetic energy in wind to spin its blades. The blades spin a generator that transforms the energy into electrical energy.

Often, particularly in very windy places, many wind turbines are grouped together to form a wind farm. Wind farms can produce enough electricity to power whole cities.

A big advantage of wind energy is that it is a clean and renewable energy source. It does not require the burning of fuels and does not produce harmful emissions in to the air.

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This one you need to fill out most of the grid.

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The most useful way of harnessing solar energy is by directly converting it into DC electricity by means of solar photo-voltaic cells.
Photovoltaic comes from the words photo, meaning light, and volt, a measurement of electricity.
Photovoltaic cells are also called PV cells or solar cells for short.
The first practical PV cell was developed by Bell Telephone researchers.
At first, PV cells were used primarily in space to power U.S. space satellites. Now PV cells are common in many different applications.
Solar-powered toys, calculators, and many lighted roadside signs all use solar cells to convert sunlight into electricity.