Growers and processors of food have a long history of harnessing the wind – from the first English mill around 1200 to a 19th-century peak of about 10,000 windmills across Britain. Although modern wind turbines have probably attracted more controversy than most other clean energy technologies, they have become a familiar part of the 21st-century British landscape, making a significant contribution to energy security and national renewable energy targets.
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