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Saturday, June 6, 2009

Floating Wind Turbines

The BBC reports on how Norway´s Statoil are trialling wind turbines that float rather than being fixed to the see floor. The principle looks similar to the oil storage platforms, that have a large column under the water that keeps the mast upright. The whole thing needs to be tethered to the ocean floor, but this is a much easier task than building it up from concrete. The main advantage is that they can be positioned further out to sea, where wind is generally stronger and more consistent as wello as being out of sight from land or posing an obstruction to birds and shipping.

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