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Originally Posted by litesong
That's why the spread of the newer gearless, 1000 to 1500 foot tall wind turbines of stupendous efficiency & power, be encouraged. One of several, seldom told advantages of massed, off-shore wind turbines, are their potential ability, to limit & even reduce the power of incoming hurricanes, while providing huge amounts of wind power.
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Gearless turbines use astounding amounts of copper and rare earth magnets compared to geared turbines for the power they produce.
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