Kyoto prefectural gov't launches major wind power plant

Kyoto prefectural gov't launches major wind power plant

KYOTO, Japan - A wind power station in the northern Kyoto town of Ine on the Sea of Japan coast, which the Kyoto prefectural government started operating on Nov. 15. The six wind turbines, which produce a combined estimate of 4,500 kilowatts of electricity, were built on Mt. Taikoyama, some 680 meters high. They are an estimated 75 meters tall and 50 meters wide.

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