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Antarctica's First Wind Farm Up & Running - 122,000 Gallons Less Diesel Fuel Needed for Electricity

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webcam image: Antarctica New Zealand

It may be only one megawatt in size and consist of three turbines, but the Ross Island wind farm, built and owned by Meridian Energy can now claim to be the first on Antarctica. Supplying 11% of the electricity for New Zealand's Scott Base and the United States' McMurdo Station, the project will replace some 122,000 gallons of diesel fuel....Read the full story on TreeHugger