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At the present time, the commercial use of wind energy for electricity production is based on series produced wind energy turbines with power ratings up to approximately 500kW. In a good wind regime turbines of this kind can achieve energy production costs near to conventional generating costs. Very large wind energy converters in the megawatt range have been under development for about 15 years, but as yet their commercial contribution is small.
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Hau, E., Langenbrinck, J., Palz, W. (1993). Large Wind Turbine Technology. In: WEGA Large Wind Turbines. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-52129-4_1
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