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1075:Native Wind
982:Empire Wind
899:Meadow Lake
894:Los Vientos
864:Cedar Creek
854:Buffalo Gap
624:Connecticut
246:bald eagles
142:North Haven
59:Wind energy
1691:Categories
1545:Laddermill
1498:Betz's law
1443:including
1376:Yaw system
1268:Wind farms
1219:By country
1206:Wind power
1198:Wind power
1012:South Fork
1008:(proposed)
1002:(proposed)
1000:Ocean Wind
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944:Sweetwater
924:Rush Creek
869:Flat Ridge
799:Washington
724:New Mexico
719:New Jersey
614:California
366:June 2009.
269:References
194:wind power
115:foxislands
92:Key people
1065:Invenergy
809:Wisconsin
774:Tennessee
689:Minnesota
132:based in
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1486:Concepts
1452:Goldwind
1416:Software
1369:Darrieus
1364:Savonius
1329:Floating
1314:Airborne
1256:panemone
1251:Windmill
1239:Turbines
1234:Offshore
1143:Category
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1006:Skipjack
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879:Highland
794:Virginia
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729:New York
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609:Arkansas
452:Archived
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252:See also
171:Rockport
140:islands
55:Industry
1625:Commons
1462:Senvion
1439:GE Wind
1434:Enercon
1381:bearing
1334:Nacelle
1224:History
1155:Commons
1100:US Wind
1055:GE Wind
988:Marwind
978:(pilot)
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814:Wyoming
789:Vermont
699:Montana
649:Indiana
604:Arizona
217:of the
152:History
110:Website
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65:Founded
1644:Energy
1477:Vestas
1472:Suzlon
1457:Nordex
1344:QBlade
1324:Design
1105:Vestas
919:Roscoe
754:Oregon
709:Nevada
659:Kansas
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487:17 May
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1386:drive
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639:Idaho
128:is a
1535:HVDC
1523:grid
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