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19 January 2012
WindFloat is a floating support structure for offshore wind turbines with a simple, economic and patented design. The innovative features of the WindFloat dampen wave and turbine induced motion, enabling wind turbines to be sited in previously inaccessible locations where water depth exceeds 50 m and wind resources are superior. Watch the launch of WindFloat at Lisnave Shipyard in Portugal...
Read more about WindFloat in the February 2012 issue of Popular Mechanics - on sale on 23 January.
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