World’s First Floating Wind Turbine Opens in Norway : EcoWorldly
Posted by Jonathan in Living in Barbados on September 11th, 2009
Not that relevant to property I’m afraid, but certainly appropriate for an island surrounded by water with scarce free land.
The world’s very first floating fullscale offshore wind turbine has officially been inaugurated in the North Sea off the coast of Norway.
The turbine even has a name: Hywind. It measures 213 feet tall and weighs 5,300 tonnes, and it rests on a floating stand which is filled with water and rocks to provide balast. Three powerful cables anchor the stand to the seafloor.
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Tags: eco, energy, environment
