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附录一 英文文献 Wind Energy Introduction 1.1 Historical Development Windmills have been used for at least 3000 years, mainly for grinding grain or pumping water, while in sailing ships the wind has been an essential source of power for even longer. From as early as the thirteenth century, horizontal-axis windmills were an integral part of the rural economy and only fell into disuse with the advent of cheap fossil-fuelled engines and then the spread of rural electrification.The use of windmills (or wind turbines) to generate electricity can be traced back to the late nineteenth century with the 12 k