16 December 2006 New Scientist 英國《新科學家》雜誌
12月8日發表的 Renewable Energy Foundation 報告指出,英國國內的第一代風力發電站產生的電量不及理論推算的三成,而這個數字已經是歐洲內最高的。
An ill wind blows for UK turbines
The UK is not as windy as the British government thought. The country's first generation of wind farms are delivering less power than predicted, according to an analysis of official data on their output. The finding dents government hopes that wind turbines could generate up to a fifth of the UK's energy by 2020.