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Offshore Wind
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Some of GE’s biggest developments are
literally plucked out of thin air. By capturing
the abundant winds at sea, an offshore
wind turbine can generate more power
than its land-based counterpart.
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To harness these free and renewable
winds, GE is developing a family of large
wind turbines featuring a robust, high-
efficiency design and advanced electronics.
With blade rotors as long as a football field,
and towers as high as a 30-story building,
these wind turbines can be developed
in large-scale “farms” like the one shown
here off the coast of Arklow, Ireland,
to provide power for coastal cities where
available land area is limited. Offshore
wind projects announced or in active
development could generate a total of more
than 30 gigawatts, enough to power more
than 12 million homes.
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