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Doesn’t it use more energy to make a wind turbine than it generates?

April 26, 2017doesn’t energy generates turbine wind

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Doesn’t it use more energy to make a wind turbine than it generates?

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No. The energy used in the construction of a wind turbine is generated in just 6 months of operation, yet its operational lifetime is 25 years. Greenhouse gas emissions and air pollution produced by its construction are very tiny and declining.