我国新疆的达坂城,曾伴随着西部歌王王洛宾的那首著名的民歌《达坂城的姑娘》而闻名全国。如今,在这里崛起了一座年发电量1.5亿千瓦时的风力发电站。沿着312国道,驱车行至达坂城附近,远远地就可以看到一座座正在风中快速旋转的风车。这就是装机容量达7万千瓦,全国最大的风力发电站——达坂城风力发电站。达坂城地处准噶尔盆地和吐鲁番盆地的通风口,一年中10个月以上有风,风速稳定,为风力发电创造了良好的条件。自19世纪末丹麦建成世界上第一座风力发电站以来,风力发电在全世界 Dabancheng, our country’s Xinjiang province, was known throughout the country for the famous folk song “The Girl of Dabancheng” accompanying Wang Luobin, the western song king. Today, there is a rise of 150 million kwh of wind power plants annually. Drive along National Highway 312 to Daban City, far enough to see a windmill spinning fast in the wind. This is the installed capacity of 70,000 kilowatts, the country’s largest wind power station - Dabancheng wind power station. Dabancheng is located in the vents of the Junggar Basin and the Turpan Basin. It has more than 10 months of windy weather and stable wind speed in a year, creating favorable conditions for wind power generation. Since the late 19th century, Denmark built the world’s first wind power station, wind power in the world