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by golem14 3 days ago
No mention of GROWIAN , which in 1976 was conceived to generate 3MW. Not a success, but was providing invaluable lessons for future wind turbine developments.
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Growian: The partners as well as the BMFT also had political motives connected with the project. Günther Klätte, management board member of RWE, stated during a general business meeting: "We require Growian [in the general sense of large wind turbines] as a proof of failure of concept"