World's First Floating Wind Turbine
Dec 6 2007, Piyush

A floating wind turbine that its makers claim could significantly boost the renewable energy sector was officially launched at a trade show in the German capital. Wind turbines at sea are nothing new, but until now they have had to be sited in...

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