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Can wind turbines be driven in reverse as fans?

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I once spoke to a wind turbine site manager who told me that, upon reaching freezing temperatures, someone in the nearby community came over and asked if we could "turn those fans off" because it was too cold outside. read more

Credit: xkcd: Turbine That being said, wind turbines are never driven in reverse as this would defeat their primary purpose, and the blade design would make for a very poor fan anyways. read more

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