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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
The newest wind turbines are direct drive, and sure they have bearings that probably have to be lubricated. They could be lubricated with synthetics?
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Well,
Lots not be terribly silly in assuming that synthetics are made from powdered puppies. Synthetics are modified petroleum products, meaning they came from the same well as everything else. We are not talking about a lubricant that is made absent of oil as we know it.