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China’s world-first megawatt-level ‘windmill’ airship rises 6,560 ft, feeds grid
The test took place on Sunday in Yibin, Sichuan Province, where the floating wind power platform rose to about 6,560 feet ...
Floating wind farms just got approved off the California coast. Here’s how the massive turbines work
Northern California has some of the strongest offshore winds in the U.S., with immense potential to produce clean energy. But it also has a problem. Its continental shelf drops off quickly, making ...
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As the focus on a transition to renewable energy intensifies, wind farms are being touted as an optimal way to produce electricity. Wind energy is emissions-free (once the turbines are up and running) ...
A new 20 MW wind turbine designed for floating applications was recently successfully hoisted in China, setting the stage for its testing phase. The state-owned company CRRC has declared this new unit ...
T-Omega's pyramid-based floating wind turbines are designed with the sole common-sense focus of keeping the cost of offshore wind down to an absolute minimum. With wave tank testing done, the company ...
Forward-looking: A new type of renewable energy facility could one day be providing power by using a massive wall of small wind turbines. A Norwegian company has been given certification for the ...
ABS has awarded approval in principle to Seatrium Marine & Deepwater Technology for its new design of a floating wind semi-submersible floating column foundation for 15MW wind turbines. Seatrium ...
The University of Maine is contributing to the global effort to improve floating machines to harness wind over deeper offshore waters. Researchers envision turbine platforms floating in the ocean ...
With its novel concrete prototype destined for sea trials this August, a small Spanish company is joining the European competition in the rapidly emerging market for floating offshore wind turbine ...
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