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Answer to energy woes blowing in the wind?
Answer to energy woes blowing in the wind? A new wind-power generating project called Le
Nordais Wind Farm is to be developed in Quebec. It is being built
by an international consortium. When the project is completed, it
should have a capacity of about 100 megawatts and be the largest
development of its kind in Canada, and one of the largest in the
world. The power generated will be sold to Hydro-Quebec.
Internationally, Canada lags behind many countries in wind energy
production. A non-polluting way to generate electricity, the
development of wind power as an energy source has been slow due to
the unpredictability of wind and the expense of the equipment
needed. Recent European technological developments in the field of
wind power have reduced many of these problems, leading to an
increase in the development of wind power production. The Quebec
project will use 55-metre high windmills which will power
turbines. <> 1998
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