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Article: Success of Wind Power Depends on Durability of Turbines Protected by DuPont Innovations
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- U.S. Newswire
- Article date:
- April 15, 2008
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To: ENVIRONMENTAL EDITORS
Contact: Rick Straitman of DuPont, +1-302-999-5226, +1-302-540-
7487 (mobile), richard.a.straitman@usa.dupont.com
WILMINGTON, Del., April 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Wind
provided more electricity than several other alternative energy
sources in 2007 -- approximately 1 percent of the global supply. By
2020, experts predict that wind will generate about 12 percent of
world electricity needs, but the reliability of generating equipment
is essential to the success of the rapidly growing wind power
industry.
DuPont (NYSE: DD) is providing key solutions to the wind
industry. DuPont(TM) Voltatex(R) resin, a coating originally
developed nearly 60 years ago to protect ...