Anti-windfarm campaigners were dealt a blow this week as an influential report said onshore turbines could supply enough energy to power the entire globe 40 times over.
Anti-windfarm campaigners were dealt a blow this week as an influential report said onshore turbines could supply enough energy to power the entire globe 40 times over.
A host of local pressure groups have sprung up in recent years to resist the march of the masts in rural locations across the county, including at Hemsby.
Now a team of international scientists has provided new evidence of the potential of wind power to solve the planet's projected power supply shortages.
A study led by Harvard University professor Michael McElroy said a worldwide network of turbines, operating at just one-fifth of their full capacity, would “easily” meet global electricity demand.
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