| Given high fossil fuels prices and
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| | city has agreed to purchase wind energy
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| predictions of limited supplies in the
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| | generated by a pilot project that is
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| future, wind energy is becoming a popular
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| | being formed in Darling, a spot that is
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| energy platform. Here is a guide to
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| | 50 km outside Cape Town. This deal,
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| African wind energy.
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| | valued at about $10 million, is the first
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| African Wind Energy
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| | fully funded wind project in the country
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| Countries all over the world are looking
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| | of South Africa. A total of 10 turbines
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| for cheaper and more ecologically
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| | will be installed, and this wind farm
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| friendly ways to supply their population
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| | should generate around 13,200 MW h of
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| with energy. With the cost (and pollution
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| | energy, about .2% of the city's
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| levels) of traditional energy sources
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| | electricity needs.
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| such as burning coal and other
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| | Most of the energy used in South Africa
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| combustible resources being extremely
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| | today is produced by coal burning energy
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| high, countries are forced to look at
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| | plants. These plants are inefficient,
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| other, more renewable energy sources to
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| | expensive and polluting, so the country
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| meet their needs. In Africa, countries
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| | is looking for alternatives to energy
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| are looking at alternative sources such
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| | their homes. Economic growth has also
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| as hydroenergy and solar energy. African
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| | lead to increased demand for electricity
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| wind energy is becoming especially
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| | in South Africa. Cape Town hopes to
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| important in this search.
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| | obtain at least 10% of their electricity
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| Wind energy is one of the cleanest and
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| | from African wind energy sources by the
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| most effective forms of harnessing a
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| | year 2020. This city is currently
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| renewable form of energy. To obtain wind
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| | dependent on coal energy as well as
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| energy, large wind turbines, or
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| | nuclear energy, and was recently affected
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| propellers, are put in areas that receive
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| | by problems in their nearby nuclear
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| a lot of wind. These turbines turn with
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| | plant.
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| the wind, and then this turning produces
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| | There are other countries on the
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| enough momentum to charge energy storage
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| | continent of Africa that are trying pilot
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| cells (such as batteries). This stored
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| | wind energy projects, both on large
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| energy is then used to produce
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| | scales and small, home based turbine
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| electricity for homes and entire
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| | scales. With the need for electricity in
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| communities.
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| | Africa growing as both the economy and
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| One place where African wind energy is
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| | population of the continent expands,
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| being used in large amounts is found in
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| | African wind energy is fast becoming a
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| South Africa, in Cape Town. Here, the
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| | perfect solution to their energy needs.
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