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Floating Wind Farm

Posted April 29, 2010 7:50 AM

From Neatorama:

The Poseidon 37 is a floating wind farm under construction by the Danish company Floating Power Plant. It will generate 40 to 50 gigawatt hours of energy a year. The facility will be about 230 meters long and weigh over 30,000 tons, making it sturdy enough to withstand the roughest seas. The final product will also be able to acquire energy from turbines powered by the ocean's waves.

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04/30/2010 11:10 AM

Let's make sure we're not amazed by the 50 gigawatt-hours figure. There are 8,760 hours in a year. That means this is a 5MW power plant. I wonder what the amortized cost of this electric power will be?
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