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Old 31st October 2007 | 08:10
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NorthSouth
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avaite1138: Wind power in Denmark & UK are not comparable. Denmark was the first European country to develop wind power but the vast majority of its turbines in the early years were small single turbine developments by individual farmers. They are not efficient on a national scale. Denmark is only just beginning to develop offshore wind which is what makes the big difference at national level, with larger machines and a much more reliable and less turbulent wind resource. Wind was never envisaged as a replacement for conventional power. But it's vital if we are to carry on with our ever-growing high energy consumption economies.

As RotorDompteur says, the attitude of some parts of the UK aviation industry to wind turbines is at odds with what has been happening for years on the continent.
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