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- foundation - hold the whole turbine in place
__main __Main degrees of conventional Darrieus turbine__
- azimuth - rotation of rotor to generator
- yaw - rotation of nacelle about vertical tower
- pitch - angle/pitch of blades about their lengthwise axis
 
__Towers__
[[File:Towers-wind-energy.JPG|border|thumb|Different options for tower construction]]
 
- tubular towers
- lattice towers
- tripod towers
 
__Foundation__
 
Foundations are oftentimes made out of concrete.
### Wind Energy Extraction
 
[[File:Efficiency-betz-limit.JPG|border|thumb|Mechanical power of a wind turbine]]
 
The mechanical power of a turbine can be calculated with the equation to the right. The Betz limit on power (59%) describes the maximum energy that a turbine can extract from the wind.
 
__Rotating lift-based machines__
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