… As yet, the wind is an untamed, and unharnessed force; and quite possibly one of the greatest discoveries hereafter to be made, will be the taming, and harnessing of the wind.
Abraham Lincoln
Discoveries and Inventions (1858)
Wind power is the fastest growing renewable electricity source in the world. In areas with good land-based resources, wind has reached cost parity with fossil fueled electricity generation. According to the Global Wind Energy Council (GWEC.net), the capacity of installed wind turbines worldwide passed 480 GW in 2016. In the United States, Texas led in installed wind capacity with over 20 GW. Wind provided more than 30% of electricity generation in Iowa in 2015. Turbine designs continue ...
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