New Construction Methods Could Make Offshore Wind Turbines More Efficient

  A Cambridge University engineer is urging the wind power industry to look at the designs for offshore wind turbines in an effort to increase their efficiency and decrease the amount of energy required to produce and install the massive towers at sea.


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  A Cambridge University engineer is urging the wind power industry to look at the designs for offshore wind turbines in an effort to increase their efficiency and decrease the amount of energy required to produce and install the massive towers at sea. Jim Platts of the Institute for Manufacturing at the University of Cambridge believes [...]


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