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Visiting the 1,000-year windmill system still works well with Iranians
Sadly, this system is no longer used by people here and is in danger of being destroyed.
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10 things not everyone knows about the wind
The air always moves from where there is high pressure to where the air is low. The movement of air produces wind.
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Watch the ancient windmill first appear on Earth
Did you know, the first windmill was not a Dutch invention!
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Virtual blue UFO in the English sky
A mysterious flying object that emits a magical blue light has hovered above the 19th century windmill in eastern England.
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With the majority of the country below sea level, the Dutch created the greatest sea dyke system on the planet
The Netherlands has two thirds of the country located in flood-prone areas while the population density belongs to the most crowded group. Therefore, people here have de…
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The Netherlands - the land of wonder in Europe is sure you want to come once in your life
The Netherlands, the wonderland of endless tulip fields, the green Amsterdam canal, also home to the world's largest garden.
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Video: The first full-powered electric train in the world
Each windmill only needs to work an hour to provide enough power for a tram to run all 200km long.
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Denmark is at the forefront of producing clean energy
Denmark has achieved the highest share of national income from windmill production and other clean energy technologies.
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10 most exciting inventions in 2013
Simple light bulbs to scare off lions, complex computer algorithms to detect cancer ... are the most attractive inventions voted by the magazine Ibtimes in 2013.
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The whole of the Dutch tram runs on wind power
The Dutch National Railways (NS) has officially announced that all of the country's current trains will start running at 100% wind power.
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Giant windmills supply electricity to 1,000 families
Two years ago, researchers from Deft University of Technology, Netherlands, came up with the idea of designing a windmill that can generate electricity without moving…
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The launch of a wind-driven unmanned aircraft
The environmentally-friendly Green Falcon II was developed by Wesam Al Sabban, a graduate student at Queensland University of Technology.
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$ 114 million windmill
The Wind Motion green boat concept is highly valued for its eco-friendliness when it comes to using 100% clean energy.