Study finds that linked wind farms can result in reliable power

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Wind farms can be built in mountainous regions such as in Spain (above) or placed offshore like the one at Middelgrunden (other photo) near Copenhagen Denmark.
Wind farms can be built in mountainous regions, such as in Spain (above), or placed offshore like the one at Middelgrunden (other photo), near Copenhagen, Denmark.

Wind power, long considered to be as fickle as wind itself, can be groomed to become a steady, dependable source of electricity and delivered at a lower cost than at present, according to scientists at Stanford University.


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