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In its Annual Energy Outlook 2021, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that the share of renewables in the U.S. electricity generation mix will increase from 21% in 2020 to 42% in 2050. Wind and solar generation are responsible for most of that growth. <ref> https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/</ref>
In its Annual Energy Outlook 2021, the U.S. Energy Information Administration projects that the share of renewables in the U.S. electricity generation mix will increase from 21% in 2020 to 42% in 2050. Wind and solar generation are responsible for most of that growth. <ref> https://www.eia.gov/outlooks/aeo/</ref>
==Common Wind Turbines for Producing Energy <ref> https://blog.arcadia.com/types-of-wind-turbines-being-used-today/</ref> ==
'''Horizontal Access Wind Turbine''' (HAWT) - Most widely used and are usually the first to come to mind when we think of wind energy. These turbines can have two, but more often three, blades on top of a tower reaching well over 200 meters. The largest turbine in development has 107 meter blades with a 14MW capacity. <ref> https://www.ge.com/renewableenergy/wind-energy/offshore-wind/haliade-x-offshore-turbine</ref>
'''Shrouded Turbine''' - Also known as Diffuser-Augmented Wind Turbines, have blades situated in a ring-shaped airfoil, which increases the airflow in the system.
'''Vertical Access Wind Turbine''' (VAWT) - These types of wind turbines harness power from the wind in the opposite direction than the HAWT. VAWT are used less frequently because their vertical design is not as effective or as efficient as the horizontal design.
'''Savonius Turbines''' - This wind turbine is shaped like an “S”. Wind is captured in its curves, which moves the device in a circle.
==Wind Farms in the United States==
==Wind Farms in the United States==