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Japan: Floating Fukushima wind farm to energize region's hopes and households

2013-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Asahi Shimbun: Within sight of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a high-tech wind farm that will eventually bring clean energy to thousands of homes is now under construction. The farm is 20 kilometers off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima Mirai, a wind turbine on a floating rig foundation, measures 80 meters across and rises 106 meters from the sea surface to the tip of a blade at its highest position. Mirai means future in Japanese. The turbine, being built by Marubeni Corp....

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