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United Kingdom: DONG fires up 6MW wind turbines in bid to drive down offshore wind costs

2013-01-30 01:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Two 6MW turbines have been installed at the Gunfleet Sands wind farm as part of a demonstration project designed to lower the cost of offshore wind power. The 80 metre high Siemens turbines have a blade diameter of 120 metres and are the first of their kind to be installed anywhere in the world. Developer DONG Energy expects the turbines to start generating electricity in the spring when a three year testing programme gets under way 8.5 kilometres off the Essex coast. DONG says using turbines...

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