Hovercraft could cut the cost of offshore wind energy

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DNV reveal plans to help enhance safety for offshore wind workers through new technologies and guidelines

Floating hotels and sea-going hovercraft capable of safely ferrying maintenance teams to the UK's next generation of offshore wind farms could provide some of the more innovative ways of improving the...

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