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The Drawing Board - Engineering with Attitude

FLOATING WIND TURBINES IN THE NORTH SEA

 
While our oceans house not only diverse ecologies and possibly the lost city of Atlantis, they now have something else to brag about: serving as prime real estate for some very renewable energy. Norwegian energy group Norsk Hydro is to place giant floating wind turbines in the North Sea that will provide a reasonable, environmentally-friendly and economically feasible alternative to standard energy generation processes.
Tuesday 31 July, 2007 11:55 AM
 
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