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Blades being bolted on to Siemens Gamesa's 11MW prototype in Osterild, Denmark
Blades being bolted on to Siemens Gamesa's 11MW prototype in Osterild, DenmarkFoto: SGRE
Published 31 January 2020, 06:37Updated 31 January 2020, 07:12
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