Snapshots of Real Wind Farm Turbines near Palm Springs California

Photos by Dunbar P. Birnie, III
 

Rotors are typically set well above ground level.
Notice entry door at base of each column.
There are literally hundreds of generators in action in this valley.
This kind is not as tall as the other, but still quite big.
The are also located along each of the hill crests to get the concentrated wind effect.
Close up of the generator pod.
Another close up of the generator pod.
Nice view of the rotor.
Note desert landscape -- rows upon rows of generators -- real wind farming -- also note rotor shape: narrower closer to tips.
More rows.
 



(c) 1999, Dunbar P. Birnie, III