The turbine extracts energy from the wind and slows down the wind thereafter.
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Imagine building your own lovely new home with unobstructed views of nearby mountains. However, within a few months, someone else will start building a house in front of you, blocking your vision. Neighborhood conflicts seem inevitable.
A similar scenario is being deployed throughout Northern Europe due to the rapid development of new offshore wind farms. As the seabed becomes more and more crowded with new turbines, developers are worried that new wind farms can “steal” wind from existing sites.
Source: www.newscientist.com