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Demand for gas down 7% as wind energy increases (www.rte.ie)
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Demand for gas down 7% as wind energy increases::undefined

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[–] ShellMonkey@lemmy.socdojo.com 11 points 9 months ago (4 children)

It only works when you drive the same direction as the wind is going though.

[–] abhibeckert@lemmy.world 5 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (2 children)

Not at all. In fact wind powered cars are able to drive faster than the wind speed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yCsgoLc_fzI

[–] TopCoffee@programming.dev 1 points 9 months ago

I knew exactly whose video that would be before I clicked it. Great videos (there is more than one on this subject) and a great channel in general.

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