For thousands of years, wind has turned windmills, flown kites, cooled houses and filled sails, as technological advances are breathing new life into the usage of wind power as a clean, renewable, cost-effective means of generating electricity. Wind energy has become one of the most rapidly expanding industries on the planet. The world added 2,100 megawatts of new wind energy generating capacity in 1998, a new all time record, and 35 percent more than was added in 1997 (Flavin). …
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