2009Nov11: Wind turbines on the Isthmus of Tehuantepec in Mexico, can achieve about 50% of installed capacity because of wind speeds of 10 meters per second, according to Dana R. Younger, senior renewable energy adviser to the IFC – the private arm of the World Bank (The Wall Street Journal).
Reference: The Wall Street Journal http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20091111-715851.html
Image Description: San Jose Chichihualtepec, Oaxaca, Mexico. Photo by Joseadrian0593, 2005. Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:San_Jose_Chichihualtepec.jpg Image Permission: The copyright holder of this work, hereby releases it into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
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