Floating Wind Turbines May Be Coming Soon to a Beach Near You cleantechnica

Floating Wind Turbines May Be Coming Soon to a Beach Near You

Posted: 08 Mar 2012 04:00 AM PST

Offshore wind turbines are placed to take advantage of strong, steady coastal winds. Their placement is in one way ideal – dependable energy, and lots of it – but it’s also not exactly easy to build a turbine tower in several feet of moving water. Related posts:

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