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ENERGY FACT #1
Wind energy is a clean, renewable, cost effective, energy source.
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ENERGY FACT #2
Wind energy is basically a transformed form of solar energy.
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ENERGY FACT #3
Wind energy is a pollution-free energy source; it produces no air or water pollution.
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ENERGY FACT #4
Wind energy is one of the most cost effective renewable energy sources.
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ENERGY FACT #5
One megawatt of wind energy equates to 2 600 fewer tons of carbon emissions, based on its comparison with coal fired energy generation.
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ENERGY FACT #6
Wind power is one of the fastest-growing sources of electricity production in the world.
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ENERGY FACT #7
Unlike almost all other forms of energy, wind energy uses virtually no water.
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ENERGY FACT #8
Most wind farms are erected on private land.
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ENERGY FACT #9
Wind turbines can stand as tall as 200m.
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ENERGY FACT #10
Wind turbines generally produce energy when winds blow between 13km/h and 90 kilometres per hour, after which they stop operating.
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ENERGY FACT #11
Modern wind turbines produce 15 times more electricity than the typical wind turbine did in 1990.
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ENERGY FACT #12
Wind turbine operational costs are minimal once erected.
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ENERGY FACT #13
Wind energy is the one of the oldest forms of renewable energy generation, used since the time of ancient mariners sailing the world and to power windmills for the pumping of water and grinding of grain since 2000 BC.
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ENERGY FACT #14
Wind energy theory was discovered in 1919 by German physicist Albert Betz and published in his book Wind-Energie.
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ENERGY FACT #15
Over 6.5GW of new capacity has been forecasted for Africa & the Middle East between 2019 to 2023
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ENERGY FACT #16
To date REI4P has been one of the most successful attractors of investment to South Africa raising R202bn so far – 24% of which is foreign direct investment.
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ENERGY FACT #17
REI4P has contributed 26,840GWh to the national grid and created about 36,500 jobs.
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ENERGY FACT #18
The renewable sector has proven its capacity to deliver built programmes on time and within budget.
