US company Clipper Windpower has announced it plans to build the world's largest offshore wind turbine blades in Newcastle.
The new blades are designed to be fitted on the company’s 10 megawatt (MW) Britannia wind turbine. Each of these turbines will be able to satisfy the annual electricity consumption of over 6500 households. The factory building the blades will be based on Tyneside, creating 500 jobs by 2020. BWEA (RenewableUK) welcomed the announcement from…
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