Turbine Talk - Powering a College with wind

Season 1, Episode 8,   Mar 08, 2019, 08:44 PM

One of the first thing people notice about Heartland College's campus is the towering 1.65 megawatt wind turbine.

Not only does this turbine provide over 40% of the College's power, it is a research site.

But how do these things work? And what does it take to keep them running? And do they kill birds?

Administration, faculty and staff involved with the Heartland wind turbine weigh in.

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