http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/03/wind-turbines-work-introductory-video/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Mon, 29 Dec 2014 00:43:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/11/03/wind-turbines-work-introductory-video/#comment-189884 Sun, 03 Nov 2013 14:56:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=58439#comment-189884 The explanation of wind in terms of local land and sea breezes, rather than the Earth’s rotation, is a scientific mistake – and a PR one because it minimizes the scale and reliability of the forces involved. The strongest and most regular winds in the world are those in the Roaring Forties north of Antarctica, where there is no land at all apart from Cape Horn. Wikipedia on global wind patterns: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_wind_patterns

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