Narec reveals plans for giant turbine blade testing facility

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New North East testing site to be the biggest of its type in the world

The government-backed New and Renewable Energy Centre (Narec) confirmed last week that it is to build a new £15m facility for testing up to 100m long offshore wind turbine blades after securing fresh funding...

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