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Norway plans to build the world's most powerful wind turbine


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World’s most powerful wind turbine will be seen erecting in Norway. The country plans to increase profitability of costly offshore wind farms with the new technology. Under the project that was announced yesterday, a 162.5 meters tall wind turbine will be constructed by Norwegian company Sway. Claimed to be the world’s largest wind turbine, the main aim behind developing the technology is to obtain higher energy generation for offshore wind power.

The 10-megawatt prototype with a rotor diameter of 145 meters is expected to be nearly three times more powerful than conventional wind turbines. The prototype costing 400 million Norwegian kroner is expected to power nearly 2,000 homes. Aimed to be installed in 2011, this wind turbine will be tested for two years on land in Oeygarden, southwestern Norway.