The great gusting winds of the American midwest - and possibly the hopes for the most promising clean energy source - may be dying, in part because of climate change, according to a new report.
Areas of the midwest have seen a 10% decline in average wind speed over the past decade. Some places - such as Minnesota - have seen a jump in the number of days where there was no wind at all.
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In other words, would you expect the dominant factor in how long a turbine lasted to be age or wear?
