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Alan Bradley

China installs world's largest floating wind turbine in deep water test — it generates enough energy to power 4,200 homes annually

A series of white wind turbines sit in the ocean.

An energy company has successfully installed the world's largest single-unit floating offshore wind turbine off the coast of southern China.

The 16-megawatt system, known as Three Gorges Pilot, was completed in waters too deep for a traditional fixed-bottom foundation near Yangjiang in Guangdong province. Company representatives published a statement detailing the installation on May 3.

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