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Windpower, from tradition to modernity

Windpower, from tradition to modernity by Juan E. Malo.

In a scenario dominated by the historical windmill of Üto, Juan explains us some of the large differences between the traditional use of wind energy and modern windfarms. The industrial dimension of modern windfarms has scaled up the capacity to approach that of traditional powerplants, but such modern infrastructure produces relevant impacts on biodiversity, remarkably the death of flying vertebrates.

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