Wind power in Iran
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Wind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
in recent years, and has a plan to substantially increase wind generation each year. Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
is the sole center producing wind turbine
Wind turbine
A wind turbine is a device that converts kinetic energy from the wind into mechanical energy. If the mechanical energy is used to produce electricity, the device may be called a wind generator or wind charger. If the mechanical energy is used to drive machinery, such as for grinding grain or...
s in the Middle East
Middle East
The Middle East is a region that encompasses Western Asia and Northern Africa. It is often used as a synonym for Near East, in opposition to Far East...
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In 2006, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
generated 45 megawatts of electricity from wind power
Wind power
Wind power is the conversion of wind energy into a useful form of energy, such as using wind turbines to make electricity, windmills for mechanical power, windpumps for water pumping or drainage, or sails to propel ships....
(ranked 30th in the world). This was a 40% increase over 32 megawatts in 2005. Total wind generation in 2004 was 25 megawatts out of 33,000 megawatts total electrical generation capacity for the country. In 2008, Iran's wind power plants in Manjil (in Gilan province
Gilan Province
Gilan Province is one of the 31 provinces of Iran. It lies along the Caspian Sea, just west of the province of Mazandaran, east of the province of Ardabil, north of the provinces of Zanjan and Qazvin....
) and Binaloud (in Razavi Khorasan province
Razavi Khorasan Province
Razavi Khorasan Province is a province located in northeastern Iran. Mashhad is the centre and capital of the province.Other cities and townships are Ghouchan, Dargaz, Chenaran, Sarakhs, Fariman, Torbat-e Heydarieh, Torbat-e Jam, Taybad, Khaf, Roshtkhar, Kashmar, Bardaskan, Nishapur, Sabzevar,...
) produce 128 megawatts of electricity. By 2009, Iran had wind power capacity of 130 MW.
Iran is a member of the Global Wind Energy Council
Global Wind Energy Council
The Global Wind Energy Council was established in 2005 to provide a credible and representative forum for the entire wind energy sector at an international level...
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See also
- Manjil and Rudbar Wind FarmManjil and Rudbar Wind FarmManjil and Rudbar Wind Farm is a wind farm located in Gilan, Iran. This wind farm by 2009 used 171 NEG Micon and Vestas turbines with capacities ranging form 300 to 660 KW. Initially in 2007, twenty one turbines were installed in the city of Manjil while four were operational in the neighboring...
- Binalood wind farmBinalood wind farmBinalood wind farm is a wind farm situated in Razavi Khorasan Province of Iran near the city of Nishapur. It currently uses 43 turbines with generating capacity of 660 KW to produce 28.2 MW of electricity using wind power. The area of the farm is over 700 hectares. The project was initiated in 2002...
- Iran–Armenia Wind Farm
- Wind farmWind farmA wind farm is a group of wind turbines in the same location used to produce electric power. A large wind farm may consist of several hundred individual wind turbines, and cover an extended area of hundreds of square miles, but the land between the turbines may be used for agricultural or other...
- Energy of Iran
- List of power stations in Iran