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wind power

World Encyclopedia | 2005 | Copyright

wind power Harnessing of wind energy to produce power. Since the 1970s, advanced aerodynamic designs have been used to build wind turbines that generate electricity. The largest of these, on Hawaii, has two blades, each 50m (160ft) long, attached to a 20-storey high tower. Individual turbines are often grouped in strategic locations (wind farms) to maximize the generating potential. Wind power is a cheap form of renewable energy, but cannot as yet produce sufficiently large amounts of electricity to provide a realistic alternative to fossil fuel and nuclear power stations. See also windmill

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Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site

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Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site established in 1952 and located approximately sixteen miles northwest of Denver, Colorado, the Rocky Flats facility was responsible for fabricating the hollow plutonium sphere—the trigger device for nuclear warheads—during the Cold War. Without a weapons production mission, Rocky Flats now manages its nuclear wastes and materials until there are national repositories for their storage.

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