Has the Falkland Islands delivered the world's first wind-powered smart grid?

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System that couples fluctuating wind power and electric car energy storage aims to create exportable smart grid model

Opponents of wind farms often claim there simply is not enough wind to make them viable, but the Sandy Bay wind farm in the Falkland Islands has precisely the opposite problem. The £4.6m development...

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