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We’ve used the wind as an energy source for a long time. The Babylonians and Chinese were using wind power to pump water for irrigating crops 4,000 years ago, and sailing boats were around long before that.
Wind power was used in the Middle Ages, in Europe, to grind corn, which is where the term “windmill” comes from.
The UK is the windiest country in Europe, so much so that we could power our country several times over using this free fuel. |
A modern wind turbine is designed to run continuously for over 20 years, or for 120,000 hours. By comparison, the design life time of a car engine is 20 times less at only 4,000 to 6,000 hours. Wind turbine generators, range from 500 watts power through to those capable of generating up to 30 mega watts (enough to supply 10 average UK households). Wind turbine generators are now lighter and far more efficient, with greatly enhanced reliability, and far less service maintenance required.
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