Floating Wind Turbines Buoy Hopes of Expanding Renewable Energy
An oil derrick and wind turbines stand above the plains
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. Updated: 07 Feb 2021, 01:21 PM IST The Wall Street Journal
Offshore wind farms that don’t need to be embedded in the seafloor could open up new areas to clean-power generation
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Off the east coast of Scotland, in water more than 300 feet deep, five towering turbines weighing thousands of tons float in the North Sea. Installed in 2017, the turbines power about 36,000 homes a year.
Wind farms have been erected on land and at sea for decades, but Hywind Scotland, operated by Norwegian oil giantEquinor ASA, is the first to float. Instead of being inserted into steel tubes buried in the seabed, the turbines sit in cylindrical buoys that are fixed to the seabed by mooring lines. The approach promises to enable wind farms in much deeper water, where there are often stronger winds, opening up swaths of untapped coastli
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Celebs face image crisis after India Against Propaganda campaign
Stars like Akshay Kumar, who have been silent on the ongoing farmer protests issue, shared the MEA s statement which slammed global celebrities such as Rihanna and Greta Thunberg for their comments on the farm stir.
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Bollywood celebrities and cricketers, who participated in a coordinated social media campaign to support the controversial farm bills, are likely to witness a dent in their image at least in the short-term, said brand experts.
Several Indian celebs, who have been silent on the ongoing farmer protests issue, shared the external affairs ministry’s statement which slammed global celebrities such as Rihanna and Greta Thunberg for their comments on the farm stir.