South-Korea to Invest $8.2B In Massive Offshore Wind Farms
Image: Creative Commons You Don’t Need a Weatherman… If there’s one thing that South-Korea has a lot of, it’s coastlines. Offshore wind power is a great fit for the country, which is probably why the government and private companies have decided to invest 9.2 trillion won ($8.2 billion) in offshore wind farms. A 100 MW pilot wind farm is scheduled to come online by 2013, to be followed by a 900 MW one by 2016, and then an additional 1,500 MW of further capacity by 2019, for a total of 2,500 MW and 500 turbines (huge 5 MW ones!)… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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South-Korea to Invest $8.2B In Massive Offshore Wind Farms
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