Giant dual-rotor wind turbine takes to the seas

OceanX under tow

The world’s largest single-capacity floating wind platform has set to sea and the builder released images of the operation. Mingyang’s OceanX is set to travel 191 nm (220 miles, 354 km) over the next three days to its final offshore destination.

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Giant dual-rotor wind turbine takes to the seas

OceanX under tow

The world’s largest single-capacity floating wind platform has set to sea and the builder released images of the operation. Mingyang’s OceanX is set to travel 191 nm (220 miles, 354 km) over the next three days to its final offshore destination.

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