Norway's 1,000-Ft Floating Windcatchers Could Power 8,000 Homes Each
June 14, 2021 Share Norwegian company Wind Catching Systems (WCS) has unveiled its massive green power technology with an array of floating ‘windcatchers’ that it claims can generate five times the annual energy of the world’s most enormous single turbines. If scaled, the colossal windcatchers could reduce wind energy costs enough to be competitive with traditional grid prices. These 1,000 ft (324 m) Windcatcher grids would include multiple smaller turbines (about 117 or more) arranged atop a floating platform anchored to the ocean floor using practices from the gas and oil ind...
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