Australia To Use Antarctica's Wind Power
11 September 2001 - 12:00pm
At one of the windiest places in Antarctica, Australia plans to build the largest wind power complex on the continent.
"Over the next year and a half, Australia plans to build three 300-kilowatt wind turbines at its Mawson research station, the biggest wind power complex ever built on the continent. It will provide a major testing ground for ramped-up alternative energy in the toughest environment on earth."
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Wired, October 3, 2005
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