WIND - 1,000-Foot-Tall Wind Turbine To Be Erected

An enormous wind turbine, dubbed the "Reisemill," is to be erected in Hamburg, Germany. It is 1,000 feet tall, and the blades span 600 feet. The German name literally translates to "giant mill," which suits it perfectly.Image Credit: Dong EnergyThe wind turbine has an electricity generation capacity of 40 MW, which means that it has a very high power-to-height ratio, and can power a whopping 13,333 homes by itself, at peak power production.I ...

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