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  • The Tallest Wind Turbine Ever Will Float Above Alaska

    The Tallest Wind Turbine Ever Will Float Above Alaska

    A thousand feet off the ground, the wind blows brisk and uninterrupted. But how do you build such a tall, thin beam to support a turbine’s blades? You don’t — you float the generator in a giant helium balloon. The world’s first floating commercial wind turbine will soon be hovering over Fairbanks, Alaska.