Wind chime Japanese glass wind bells known as "fūrin" () have been produced since the Edo period, and those at Mizusawa Station are one of the 100 Soundscapes of Japan. Wind chimes are thought to be good luck in parts of Asia and are used in Feng Shui. Wind chimes started to become modernized around 1100 B.C. after the Chinese began to cast bells. A bell without a clapper, called a "yong-zhong", was crafted by skilled metal artisans and primarily used in religious ceremonies. Afterwards, the Chinese created the "feng-ling", which is similar to today's modern wind bell. Feng-lings were hung from
Wind power can also be programmed to accept extra electric power on demand, for example by remotely turning up water heater thermostats. In Australia, the state of South Australia generates around half of the nation's wind power capacity. By the end of 2011 wind power in South Australia, championed by Premier (and Climate Change Minister) Mike Rann, reached 26% of the State's electric power generation, edging out coal for the first time. At this stage South Australia, with only 7.2% of Australia's population, had 54% of Australia's installed capacity. Electric power generated from wind power can be highly variable at several different