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The United Kingdom has been relying for several years on wind power, a production which has even recently made it possible to provide assistance to France and Belgium. Britain’s potential is among the best in the world. At sea, the park is developing very quickly.
Still whistling, the brutal Scottish wind mistreat the hills and smash the waves. But he also offers a treasure to his country: infinite green electricity, that of wind power at sea. There must be gusts where they are strongest and most regular. 22 km from the coast is one of the largest offshore farms from the United Kingdom. To maintain the 100 wind turbines day and night, the crews live offshore, on boats, and take turns.
Even if its activity is at sea, the heart the farm is on land, one hour north of Aberdeen. The monitoring is carried out live, to turn overpowered wind turbines: 187 meters high, anchored at 50 meters deep, and carried by 36 km / h of wind on average, that is to say much more than in any point of the French coast. If Scotland already exports offshore electricity to its British neighbors, it hopes to one day conquer the European market.
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