ize a new energy source. Secondly, advances in wind power science and technology are reducing the cost of wind power rapidly, making it almost competitive with many other energy sources (at about 8 to 10 cents per kilowatt hour). The world has long been searching for a non-polluting, renewable source of energy that is as inexpensive as coal and oil, and wind energy seems to provide this.
AUSTRALIA: ENTERING THE 21ST CENTURY
The Australian government, along with industry and consumers, realizes the importance of sustain
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