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Markbygden, SwedenMarkbygden, Sweden - when completed, this is to be the largest windpower facility in Europe - it is majority-owned by the Chinese power company CGN and is contracted to sell the power to Norsk Hydro in NorwayNov 17, 2023
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Wind turbine foundation - Hawkesdale, AustraliaThis concrete and steel rebar foundation that will be buried forever is for one of the 23 4.2-MW wind turbines of the Hawkesdale facility near Warambool, Victoria, AustraliaNov 11, 2023
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Ontario electricity supply, 2-7 November 2023This graph from IESO, captured by Parker Gallant, shows the electricity supply in Ontario from 2 to 7 November 2023, clearly showing that as the wind dies, natural gas fills in - wind: green; gas; blue; hydro; light blue; nuclear: orangeNov 11, 2023
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No Wind Turbines Here!No Wind Turbines Here! - protest sign in IrelandNov 06, 2023
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Discarded wind turbine blades, Sweetwater, TexasDiscarded wind turbine blades in Sweetwater, Texas - photo by Eli RosenOct 22, 2023
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Concrete pour - ShetlandConcrete pour for underground foundation of one wind turbine of the 103 total in the Viking Energy facility on Shetland, Scotland - photo from Viking EnergyOct 22, 2023
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Oil leaking from wind turbine, Latimer, Iowa3-year-old turbine just west of Latimer, Iowa - photo by Landon PlaggeOct 12, 2023
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Costa da MorteWind turbines in Costa da Morte, SpainSep 26, 2023
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Wind turbine size comparisonWind turbine size comparison - from National Renewable Energy LaboratorySep 26, 2023
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Substation for Vineyard WindSubstation for the 804-MW Vineyard Wind offshore wind energy project - photo by courtesy of Doug LindleySep 26, 2023
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Pouring concrete for an underground wind turbine basePouring concrete for an underground wind turbine base - Nebraska - photo by Walker PickeringAug 11, 2023
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Mount Emerald, Queensland, Australia: time in 2022 at different output rangesSteven Nowakowski of Rainforest Reserves Australia collected 2022 5-minute output data for the 180-MW Mount Emerald wind energy facility in Queensland, Australia. The average output was 26.8% of capacity - generating at or above that rate of 48.3 MW only 40% of the time. The median output was 18.1% of capacity (meaning that half the time it was generating less than 32.6 MW.Jul 15, 2023
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