History Main / WindTurbinePower

* {{Nintendo}} seems to be fond of this trope lately:

* ArtemisFowl has a reference to a super-effective wind turbine with solar panels on it.

* The city in ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has this as part of its extensive, varied landscape.

* The characters of ''[[TwentyEightDaysLater 28 Days Later]]'' pass by some wind turbines on their drive north.

* There is a mission in {{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.

* From ''{{SimCity}} 2000'' onward, wind turbines are a cheap source of clean energy, but have to be constructed in bunches in order to be effective.

* You can build windmills in {{Civilization}} IV. In the pre-modern eras, they appear as the classic old European windmill - stone tower, big sails on a wooden framework. When you reach the Modern era, they transform into modern wind turbines.

* Yu-Gi-Oh ZEXAL! also has a large number of wind turbines situated...somewhere...with a tower.

* [=LaRousse=] City, setting of ''[=~Pokémon: Destiny Deoxys~=]'', features a forest of wind turbines in its outskirts.

** Alternative energy seems to be a big deal in Sinnoh, so it makes sense that wind turbines would make an appearance in ''{{Pokemon}} Diamond and Pearl''. Wind turbines also appear in New Bark Town (but only in the remakes) and Nuvema Town.

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

* Wind turbines are very prominent in ''KamenRiderDouble''.

Wind turbines. When they appear they are mostly the horizontal type with three long, rotating blades. They are can be an expression of environmental themes, and act a symbol of old technology--windmills--meeting modernity, in that they make electricity.

They make for striking imagery against a blue or dramatically cloudy sky--or when used in large numbers. In other words they make for great SceneryPorn. Anime and manga are two genres where the trope is popular, particularly in more recent works.

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

* ''RealDrive'' has a whole sequence where several of them have to be turned on.

* In ''GundamSEED'' Lacus Clyne sings in a music video that has wind turbines in the background. The video is repeatedly shown throughout the show.
* 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.

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* ''Film/{{Serenity}}'' has some vertical wind mills.

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* Very prominent in ''KamenRiderDouble''

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** Alternative energy seems to be a big deal in Sinnoh, so it makes sense that wind turbines would make an appearance in ''{{Pokemon}}'' Diamond and Pearl. Wind turbines also appear in New Bark Town (but only in the remakes) and Nuvema Town.

* ''Persona3'': Wind turbines are visible from the roof of Gekoukan High School. They can also be seen on the map screen.

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* ''{{Serenity}}'' has some vertical wind mills.

Wind turbines. When they appear they are mostly the horizontal type with three long, rotating blades. They are can be an expression of environmental themes, and act a symbol of old technology -- windmills -- meeting modernity, in that they make electricity.

They make for striking imagery against a blue or dramatically cloudy sky -- or when used in large numbers. In other words they make for great SceneryPorn. Anime and manga are two genres where the trope is popular, particularly in more recent works.

->''They're wind turbines! Wind turbines! This is Academy City! Academy City! How can they be enough?! And with what wind? We're inland! Spinning fine?! You think it's mountain wind? You serious?! That's total rubbish! So this is what I think. Maybe these turbines are spinning using electricity and not making any! I'm deadly serious! Something's not right here. This city is definitely hiding something! A conspiracy? Government secrets?! Those turbines are a part of the government's secret plan!''
-->Mikoto, ''{{To Aru Kagaku no Railgun}}'' DVD special

In a lot of anime and manga, especially those of the last 5 or 6 years, it is fashionable to depict wind turbines in one way or the other, mostly the horizontal type with three long, rotating blades. Perhaps they are an expression of the environmental sensitivities of a lot of mangakas and anime makers, or they could be seen as a symbol of old technology (windmills) meeting the new (producing electricity). Of course, there are many areas where they are a common part of the scenery in {{real life}}, which makes this trope {{truth in television}}.

In any case, they make for striking imagery against a blue or dramatically cloudy sky--or when used in large numbers. In that, this trope can be seen as a subtrope of SceneryPorn.

Compare EverythingsBetterWithSpinning. Not to be confused with SwirlingDust.

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* Wind turbines appear prominently in ''ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'' and its spin-off, 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.

* [[LoveFreak Ai Tanabe]]'s childhood was spent playing among her father's windmills in the manga version of ''{{Planetes}}''. [[CrowningMomentOfHeartwarming Heartwarming scenes ensued]].
* In ''{{Gundam SEED}}'' Lacus Clyne sings in a music video that has wind turbines in the background. The video is repeatedly shown throughout the show.
* In ''{{Sonic X}}'' 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.
* The city in ''PuellaMagiMadokaMagica'' has this as part of its extensive, varied landscape.

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* There are some vertical wind mills in ''{{Serenity}}''.

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** Alternative energy seems to be a big deal in Sinnoh, so it makes sense that wind turbines would make an appearance in ''{{Pokemon}}'' Diamond and Pearl.
*** Wind turbines also appear in New Bark Town (but only in the remakes) and Nuvema Town.
** In WiiSportsResort, a set of wind turbines are used as the sole source of electricity on Wuhu Island.

* In ''NoMoreHeroes'', Letz Shake is fought in a wind farm, and the area is shown in the starting theme too.
* Wind turbines are visible from the roof of Gekoukan High School in ''Persona3''. They can also be seen on the map screen.

Compare EverythingsBetterWithSpinning.

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

* In NoMoreHeroes, Letz Shake is fought in a wind farm, and the area is shown in the starting theme too.

Examples are:

* Wind turbines appear prominently in ''ToAruMajutsuNoIndex'' and its spinoff, 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.

* There are some vertical wind mills in ''{{Serenity}}''.
* I seem to remember one figuring as a prominent landmark in ''DNAngel'', but it's been ages since I watched that, so I could be mistaken...

* The characters of ''[[TwentyEightDaysLater 28 Days Later]]'' pass by some wind turbines on their drive north.
* {{Nintendo}} seems to be fond of this trope lately:
** Alternative energy seems to be a big deal in Sinnoh, so it makes sense that wind turbines would make an appearance in ''{{Pokemon}}'' Diamond and Pearl.
** In WiiSportsResort, a set of wind turbines are used as the sole source of electricity on Wuhu Island.

* In Gundam SEED Lacus Clyne sings in a music video that has wind turbines in the background. The video is repeatedly shown throughout the show.

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