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It's harnessed to generate electricity and is a crucial factor in sports like sailing and surfing. Find out more about the UK's most plentiful resource; wind.
Wind Power |
Bears Down Wind Farm
With 16 turbines and the capacity to generate electricity for 7,500 homes, Bears Down is the most powerful wind farm in Cornwall and south west England. But how does it turn wind into electricity? One blustery and bright January day, we paid it a visit to find out. Includes audio report. More...
The Drive Towards Wind Power
The government wants 10% of our electricity to be generated from renewable sources like hydro and wind power by 2010.
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Renewable Energy: Wind
We might get a lot of it in the UK, but not everyone is in favour of turbines.
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Wind and Sport |
Sailing
Being able to read the weather and good sailing go hand in glove together.
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Surfing
The most important two ingredients for good surfing are wind and water.
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More on Wind |
When the Wind Blows - BBC Bristol's Richard Angwin on the wind's effects in the West Country.
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Wind Types Around the World - How to tell your scirroco from your mistral.
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