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Scottish Wind Turbines Providing Energy In Extreme Antarctica
Posted on 18. Feb, 2009 by Ross.
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The extreme weather conditions of Antarctica were always thought to be prohibitive to the use of wind turbines to generate energy for the 60+ scientific research stations littering the white continent. Around 4,000 personnel man the stations during the winter, with a quarter of that number also braving the -60 degrees Celcius temperatures and gusting [...]



