This is a wind turbine generator we saw in Deming, New Mexico just off the freeway at a rest stop. Interesting contraption. Inspirational to see how it had been erected and tied down. And it was fun thinking of other possibilities for a device like this in other places around the world. Note that unlike most of the other wind power generators, this device has only two blades opposite each other on the shaft (rather than the usual three blades). I wonder if this increases or decreases efficiencies.

Offshore Windfarms in Denmark! As Seen From Space!

I was doing some work on my Squidoo lens on Space Exploration, and I stumbled over the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) website. One of the links on their site was for satellite views of the Offshore Wind Farms, Copenhagen, Denmark. Since it's such a different way of seeing these types of alternate energy production, I thought I'd include it here for your enjoyment and viewing pleasure.

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