Wind Turbines Power Remote Ascension Island Airfield from base radar video Watch Video
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Description: On rugged lave rock terrain two of four 225 kW wind turbines are seen between the blades of a nearby, larger wind turbine.The ones in the distance are the first phase of a six turbine site of the 45th Operations Group, Detachment 2, at Ascension Auxiliary Airfield (AAF), South Atlantic Ocean. The wind turbines work in parallel with diesel generators powering the airfield, Space Command sites and facilities, and a royal air force airfield facility on the island. Ascension AAF's award winning ec