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New Wind Turbines Blow Away Old Power Generation Records

Wind energy technology is rapidly evolving and contributing ever more power to the global grid.

New Wind Turbines Blow Away Old Power Generation Records
August 09, 2013 - Pete Johnson of Gemini Rope Access Solutions, inspects the blades of a 3MW Alstom wind turbine by repelling down the blades. The turbine is undergoing testing at NREL's National Wind Technology Center (NWTC) in Boulder, Colorado. (Photo by Dennis Schroeder / NREL)

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Renewable energy has been steadily expanding its market share over the past decade, and as technologies have improved and costs have come down, output has gone up — way up. The record-breaking test run of a new giant wind turbine in Denmark is another indicator that green energy is ready to become a dominant force in the global energy mix.

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