{"id":3204,"date":"2026-05-09T12:37:09","date_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:37:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/?page_id=3204"},"modified":"2026-05-09T12:37:09","modified_gmt":"2026-05-09T10:37:09","slug":"wind-turbine-energy-calculator","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/?page_id=3204","title":{"rendered":"Wind Turbine Energy Calculator"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"eco-tool wp-block-group\" id=\"eco-tool-wind-turbine-5ca8e\">\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__header\">\n    <h2 class=\"eco-tool__title\">Wind Turbine Energy Calculator<\/h2>\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__lead\">\n      Estimate how much electricity a wind turbine could generate.\n    <\/p>\n  <\/div>\n\n  <form class=\"eco-tool__form\" id=\"eco-wind-form-5ca8e\" novalidate>\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__grid3\">\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-wind-speed-5ca8e\">Wind speed<br>(m\/s)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-wind-speed-5ca8e\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" step=\"0.1\" value=\"8\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Average local wind speed<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-wind-diameter-5ca8e\">Rotor diameter<br>(meters)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-wind-diameter-5ca8e\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" step=\"0.1\" value=\"40\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Diameter of turbine blades<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-wind-efficiency-5ca8e\">Turbine efficiency<br>(%)<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-wind-efficiency-5ca8e\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" max=\"100\" step=\"1\" value=\"35\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Typical range: 30\u201345%<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-wind-hours-5ca8e\">Operating hours<br>per day<\/label>\n        <input class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-wind-hours-5ca8e\" type=\"number\" min=\"1\" max=\"24\" step=\"1\" value=\"12\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Average daily operation<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__field\">\n        <label class=\"eco-tool__label\" for=\"eco-wind-view-5ca8e\">Main result<br>view<\/label>\n        <select class=\"eco-tool__input\" id=\"eco-wind-view-5ca8e\">\n          <option value=\"daily\">Daily energy<\/option>\n          <option value=\"yearly\">Yearly energy<\/option>\n        <\/select>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__hint\">Choose output format<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__actions\">\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-element-button eco-tool__btn\" onclick=\"calc5ca8e()\">Calculate<\/button>\n      <button type=\"button\" class=\"wp-element-button eco-tool__btn eco-tool__btn--ghost\" onclick=\"reset5ca8e()\">Reset<\/button>\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__error\"><\/div>\n    <\/div>\n  <\/form>\n\n  <div class=\"eco-tool__result\" id=\"res-5ca8e\" hidden>\n\n    <div class=\"eco-tool__cards\">\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__card\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Estimated energy<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-value\" id=\"energy-5ca8e\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-sub\" id=\"energy-sub-5ca8e\"><\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n      <div class=\"eco-tool__card\">\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-label\">Rotor swept area<\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-value\" id=\"area-5ca8e\"><\/div>\n        <div class=\"eco-tool__metric-sub\">Estimated blade coverage<\/div>\n      <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n\n    <p class=\"eco-tool__note\">\n      Simplified estimate using average air density and ideal wind conditions.\n    <\/p>\n\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<style>\n.eco-tool{\nborder:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.12);\nborder-radius:12px;\npadding:16px\n}\n.eco-tool__header{\nmargin-bottom:12px\n}\n.eco-tool__title{\nmargin:0 0 8px\n}\n.eco-tool__lead{\nmargin:0;\nopacity:.9\n}\n.eco-tool__grid3{\ndisplay:grid;\ngrid-template-columns:1fr;\ngap:16px\n}\n@media(min-width:860px){\n.eco-tool__grid3{\ngrid-template-columns:1fr 1fr 1fr\n}}\n.eco-tool__field{\ndisplay:flex;\nflex-direction:column;\ngap:6px\n}\n.eco-tool__label{\nfont-weight:600\n}\n.eco-tool__input{\nwidth:100%;\nheight:44px;\npadding:0 12px;\nborder:1px solid rgba(0,0,0,.2);\nborder-radius:10px;\nbackground:#fff;\nbox-sizing:border-box;\nfont:inherit\n}\n.eco-tool select.eco-tool__input{\nappearance:none;\n-webkit-appearance:none;\nline-height:44px;\npadding-right:40px;\nbackground-image:\nlinear-gradient(45deg,transparent 50%,rgba(0,0,0,.6) 50%),\nlinear-gradient(135deg,rgba(0,0,0,.6) 50%,transparent 50%);\nbackground-position:\ncalc(100% - 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Wind speed(m\/s) Average local wind speed Rotor diameter(meters) Diameter of turbine blades Turbine efficiency(%) Typical range: 30\u201345%&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":2452,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_sitemap_exclude":false,"_sitemap_priority":"","_sitemap_frequency":"","footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3204"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3204"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3204\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3205,"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3204\/revisions\/3205"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2452"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nature-o.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3204"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}