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Eurasia
04/11/2023 15:49
Shanghai Electric Wind Power Group has unveiled what it says is the world’s first floating wind turbine, solar farm, and fish farm combination, Electrek reported.
The hybrid floating wind, solar, and fish farm – or aquaculture – project is in the National Marine Ranching Demonstration Zone near Nanri Island, a fishing island in Fujian Province, China.
It features a three-columned, semi-submersible floating platform that supports a 3.6-megawatt (MW) offshore wind turbine and 0.4 MW of lightweight, flexible solar panels. It’s installed in an area with a depth of around 115 feet (35 meters). A fish farming space has been dedicated in the hexagonal space beneath the central platform.
The world's first floating wind power-fishery integrated platform was completed recently at the Nanri Island offshore wind farm in Putian, east China's Fujian Province pic.twitter.com/5oA1OVq8cq
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