'Blue Pilot': Test project aims to deliver cheaper and quieter offshore wind installation

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Carbon Trust announces large-scale demonstration project aimed at reducing costs and underwater noise during construction of offshore wind farms

Large scale testing of technology designed to cut both costs and underwater noise levels during the installation of offshore wind towers is set to take place in Dutch waters over the summer, as part of...

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