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I personally have always been a fan of wind power. It is one of the cheapest and easiest renewable energy sources and was always going to play a big role in the future of clean energy, but this concept has a LOT of potential. Check out those stats;  1 Maglev turbine can power 750,000 homes! Here is a brief overview;

We’ve seen a couple innovative wind power solutions pop up, but none that claim to offer the benefits of maglev wind turbines, which use full-permanent magnets to nearly eliminate friction by “floating” the blades above the base. According to developers, the technology is capable of scaling to massive sizes, with a proposed $53M turbine able enough to replace 1000 traditional windmills and power 750 thousand homes. Additional benefits include the ability to generate power with winds as slow as three miles per hour, operational costs some 50 percent cheaper than windmills, and an estimated lifespan of 500 years. [Source]

Fingers crossed for the further development of this technology. A turbine with a cost of $53 million and the potential to power 750,000 homes truly could be the solution to our coal addiction!

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