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NREL Partners with Three Teams to Research Bats, Wind Energy Coexistence

Windpower · Ariana Fine · last updated

The National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has awarded three industry teams funding to support research on bats and wind energy projects.

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Decades of government support for the development of wind energy has resulted in lower costs and a rapidly growing share of electricity generated by wind turbines. Wind in 2019 accounted for 7.3 percent of electrical generation, surpassing for the first time hydropower at 7.0 percent. 

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