World’s first tension-leg platform floating wind turbine set to be deployed in China
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China's first 16-megawatt tension-leg platform floating wind turbine has set sail from Zhuhai, heading to the Lufeng oilfield in the South China Sea. Built by CNOOC, the 307-meter, 8,000-tonne structure will power offshore oil drilling platforms directly via subsea cables, expected to generate 54 million kilowatt-hours annually, cutting roughly 35,000 tonnes of CO₂ emissions per year by replacing fossil fuel-powered generators on the platforms.
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