Switzerland. Canton Ticino. New asphalt road on the Gottard Pass. Construction sign. Warning triangle sign. Wind turbine in the fog. A wind turbine, or alternatively referred to as a wind energy converter, is a device that converts the wind's kinetic energy into electrical energy. Wind turbines are manufactured in a wide range of vertical and horizontal axis. Larger turbines can be used for making contributions to a domestic power supply while selling unused power back to the utility supplier via the electrical grid. Arrays of large turbines, known as wind farms, are becoming an increasingly important source of intermittent renewable energy and are used by many countries as part of a strategy to reduce their reliance on fossil fuels. Wind had the "lowest relative greenhouse gas emissions, the least water consumption demands.The Gotthard Pass or St. Gotthard Pass (Italian: Passo del San Gottardo, German: Gotthardpass) is a mountain pass in the Alps traversing the Saint-Gotthard Massif and connecting northern and southern Switzerland. The Gotthard Pass lies at the hearth of the Gotthard, an important north-south axis in Europe. 24.09.2020 © 2020 Didier Ruef