It's a simple idea, but it all seemed to work smoothly and we can imagine it coming in pretty handy.

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The actualization of an overall wind-power strategy is not going smoothly, however, and the number of new wind farms coming on-stream has fallen by 30%, in part as a consequence of the recession.

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