Today, wind power is generated almost completely using wind turbines, generally grouped into wind farms and connected to the electrical grid. In 2025, wind supplied about 2,700 TWh of electricity, which was over 8% of world electricity. Historically, wind power was used by sails, windmills and windpumps, but today it is mostly used to generate electricity. This includes both onshore and offshore wind sources. Ember (2026);. ABB's offering for high-speed full converter concepts includes permanent magnet generators, asynchronous generators and full power converters, all suitable for onshore or offshore turbines. Generator stator contactors and main circuit breakers complete the ABB drivetrain offering. As of 2024, hundreds of thousands of large turbines, in installations known as wind farms, were generating over 1,136 gigawatts of power, with 117 GW added each year. Wind power took first place as the strongest net electricity producer, followed by photovoltaics, which increased its production by 21 percent in 2025 and overtook. London, 21 May – Wind and solar generated more electricity than gas globally for the first month ever in April 2026, according to data analysed by global energy think tank Ember.
