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    A Darrieus turbine with aluminum blades erected in 1980 by the Sandia National Laboratories in New Mexico produced 60 kilowatts in a wind blowing 12.5 metres per second. Turbines of this variety are not self-starting and require an external motor for start-up. Several models of Darrieus…

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