Study suggests that wind turbines could benefit crops
The team used a combination of wind-measuring instruments called anemometers to determine the intensity of turbulence and a special laser that records winds and turbulence from near the ground to well above a turbine blade
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Researchers from the Ames Laboratory and the University of Colorado have spent a few months wandering through corn fields on farms in the Midwest to gather information on how wind turbines interact with surrounding farm land. The data collected so far indicates that the turbines may offer more than the sustainable production of electricity, they may also benefit surrounding crops by helping them stay cooler and dryer, fight off attack from fungi and toxins and improve CO2 extraction.
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