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This is probably the only wind-power station near Krakow, Poland. It is located in a small village, and more precisely, in the gardening company called Gartex. The owner of the company, Mr. Gargul, has built it by himself. Its tower was made of 3 elements of a construction crane, and the big blades were taken from a helicopter (!). Inside the tower, there is a shaft that transmits rotations into the little building at the ground, containing the engine. This wind-power station can be seen on the trip from Krakow to the Southern Poland, like the city of Zakopane in Tatra mountains.
The gardener encountered a number of non-technical problems with accomplishing his idea, and was unable to finish this wind-power station. Thus, what makes this story beautiful and unique is... that the amount of electrical power this wind-power station produces... is much less compared to the energy it has been put into its construction...
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