HUNDREDS of renewable energy lovers embraced wind technology in an unusual world record attempt in Watchfield, near Faringdon.
Nearly 400 people set a record for the biggest turbine hug at the Westmill Windfarm on Saturday.
The event was the culmination of Faringdon Ecoweek.
Windfarm owner Adam Twine said: "We are making new firsts all the time here. at Westmill. The wind was blowing so it was a good day for a hug. The turbines deserved it as they had been creating clean energy all day and will continue to do so.
"This project demonstrates that people can come together to make a change."
The farm is owned by a co-operative, the chairman of which is Mark Luntley, the former finance chief of Oxford City Council.
The event was especially meaningful because the co-operative recently discovered the turbines had been creating ten per cent more energy than first predicted.
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