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Old 28-10-2009, 08:08 AM
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Re: windfarms good for birds

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Originally Posted by Rich_ View Post
Suppose if they can keep a steel ship seaworthy in salt water for decades they should be able to do keep on top of a wind turbine.
And North Sea oil rigs! Those things take some of the worse punishment of any man made structures on the planet. It seems fairly obvious that if we can make an oil rig to withstand the environment of the North Sea we can make a wind turbine tower to last more than 20 years.
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