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Hywind heads out for tests as first floating wind turbine Hywind demo unit being towed out to sea. Photograph: StatoilHydro / Øyvind Hagen

Hywind heads out for tests as first floating wind turbine

The world's first full-scale floating wind turbine is being towed 10 kilometres southwest of Karmøy, Norway, where it will be anchored to the seabed using a three-point mooring system to start offshore trials.

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Published: Tuesday, June 9 2009

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