History Main / WindTurbinePower

Wind turbines. When they appear they are mostly the horizontal type with three long, rotating blades, although vertical-axis, helical-bladed examples are showing up more in science fiction. They can be an expression of environmental themes, and a symbol of old technology--[[WindmillScenery windmills]]--meeting modernity, in that they make electricity.

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* ''{{Manga/ARIA}}''. Three words: "Hill of Hope". Amano also likes on put wind turbines on the covers.

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* ''LightNovel/ACertainMagicalIndex'' series: Wind turbines appear prominently, even though Academy City is really not that windy. In one of the ''Railgun'' DVD specials, Mikoto goes on an extended rant about how impractical they are for an inland city and eventually concludes that they are actually ''consuming'' power in order to spin as part of a massive {{government conspiracy}} involving aliens and Mars. They do [[ChekhovsGun come in pretty handy to dissipate Accelerator's plasma ball]], though.

* Mack passes by a pretty large field of wind turbines in ''WesternAnimation/{{Cars}}'' on his way to Los Angeles.

Compare EverythingsBetterWithSpinning.

* In ''Series/SamuraiSentaiShinkenger,'' one of these continues the episode's theme of EverythingsBetterWithSpinning, which proves [[spoiler: that thinking they'd escaped the virtual world earlier was in fact one more illusion.]]

[[caption-width-right:350:They're romantic, too..]]

* Per WordOfGod, the multitude of blimps/kites dotting San Fransokyo's skies in ''Disney/BigHero6'' is a field of wind turbines.

* There is a mission in ''VideoGame/{{Borderlands}}'' which requires the player to activate several wind turbines which have been shut off ("Braking Wind"). Wind turbines often appear in the background, as well.

* In the ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' series, the D'ni seemed to be very fond of green energy from the get-go. The first game has a windmill being used to pump water throughout the Channelwood Age to power some elevators and an extending bridge, the Cleft in ''[[VideoGame/UruAgesBeyondMyst Uru]]'' runs off a vertical turbine, and the factory in Er'Cana seems to use one as well, although [[SpecialEffectsFailure the model used for the latter isn't very well-rendered.]]
* Used in the background of one of the levels of ''VideoGame/WorldOfGoo'', and for good measure, you have to avoid one of the turbines to keep your goo structure intact, while enduring a harsh wind. The [[UnreliableNarrator mysterious Sign Painter]] mentions that even windmills weren't enough to power the World of Goo corporation.

* There is a wind farm north of Los Santos in ''VideoGames/GrandTheftAutoV''. As terrain is not destructible and the wind turbines count as terrain, it is not recommended for aerial vehicles to stray too close. This can be helpful if making a last stand against the police as their intent is always to flys towards those with 3 stars or above ... There are a few race maps as well with the tracks positioned in and around the blades - player vehicles don't treat being hit by indestructible scenery any better than the police copters do ...

* ''Manga/{{Planetes}}'': [[LoveFreak Ai Tanabe]]'s childhood was spent playing among her father's windmills in the manga version. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming scenes ensued]].

* Per WordOfGod, the multitude of blimps/kites dotting San Fransokyo's skies in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6'' is a field of wind turbines.

* In ''SonicX'', Sonic blazes past a bunch of these, the resulting gust rapidly spinning them. It seems to make the city lights even brighter, and he notes how pretty said lights are from above.

** In ''WiiSportsResort'', a set of wind turbines are used as the sole source of electricity on Wuhu Island.

Wind turbines. When they appear they are mostly the horizontal type with three long, rotating blades, although vertical-axis, helical-bladed examples are showing up more in science fiction. They can be an expression of environmental themes, and a symbol of old technology--windmills--meeting modernity, in that they make electricity.

* ''{{Persona 3}}'': Wind turbines are visible from the roof of Gekoukan High School. They can also be seen on the map screen.