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When the north wind blows

The Diavik diamond mine is the site of the world's most northern large-scale wind-diesel hybrid p...

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The wind farm began delivering power to the mine’s grid on September 28, 2012. It was projected to lower the mine’s annual power-related diesel fuel requirement by 10% and reduce its carbon footprint by...

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