23 – Wind Knocks Over a Big Wind Turbine? And, a $100M Price Tag for Just One Floating Turbine Off the Coast of Maine?

The University of Maine has secured two investors for a single 12MW wind turbine that will float 14 miles offshore at a price tag of…$100 million dollars? Why is this price tag so insanely high? Plus, Allen and Dan discuss the potential defects that might have caused a 50M wind turbine to bend and crash to the ground in Patagonia.

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