Wind Farms Could Meet Energy Needs

Wind power could generate more than enough sustainable electricity to meet global energy needs, according to new research.

Scientists at Stanford University have produced a world map that plots wind power potential for the first time.

They say that harnessing even 20 percent of that energy would produce eight times more electricity than the world consumed in 2000.

“The main implication of this study is that wind, for low-cost wind energy, is more widely available than was previously recognized,” said Cristina Archer, formerly of Stanford’s Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.
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