Wind Turbines: the Bigger, the Better

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Wind Turbines: the Bigger, the Better

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Engineering@sh.itjust.works · 1 year ago

Since the early 2000s, wind turbines have grown in size—in both height and blade lengths—and generate more energy. What’s driving this growth? Let’s take a closer look.

A graphic comparing the size of various wind turbines

This is the first of two wind turbine posts inspired by this recent good news: https://slrpnk.net/post/7625300

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