STEP 1: Moving air pushes against the blades of the turbine, which are tilted to the direction of the wind. This makes the blades spin. In the process, some of the kinetic energy of the moving air is transformed into the mechanical energy of the spinning blades. (The wind still has some kinetic energy as it flows away from the turbine.)
STEP 2: The shafts and the gears inside the gear box transfer the mechanical energy of the turbine to the generator. (The gears make the drive shaft to the generator spin faster than the shaft connected to the blade hub.)
STEP 3: The generator transforms mechanical energy into electrical energy.
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