Windcatchers

39 Ways to Save the Planet by BBC

Oct 25, 202114:28Science & Medicine

Wind energy is vital in the battle against climate change, but can we make improvements to harness more from them? Tom Heap visits Kelburn windfarm in North Ayrshire to discuss whether 'wakesteering' - reorientating the...

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