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Being able to move the bulk of building an offshore turbine into a factory could lead to amazing economies of scale. It'll be an incredible assembly line to pul
by engie 6y ago
Being able to move the bulk of building an offshore turbine into a factory could lead to amazing economies of scale. It'll be an incredible assembly line to pull together 10,000 ton of materials but if we need to build hundreds of thousands it might well be worth doing. There should be a gentle stream of these things bobbing out into the sea, ready to be taken by tug to their resting place.
- usrusr 6y agoWhere do you think wind turbines are currently manufactured? Sure, off-shore makes many of the transportation issues much easier, but final on-site assembly is pretty streamlined already no matter what site category.
- engie 6y agoI hope being able to assemble the turbine & the "foundations" together in a factory brings better economies of scale than factory turbine with foundations built in situ.