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President Joe Biden intends to appoint Dr. Mandy Cohen to lead the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the White House confirmed exclusively to CNN, succeeding Dr. Rochelle Walensky in the critical public health role as the agency grapples with challenges in the aftermath of the pandemic.
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Does Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion Have New Game Plus?
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Finucane wins world track sprint gold for Britain
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Mega wind turbine with blades twice the size of a football pitch switched on for first time
In the week that it was announced that Rishi Sunak will be granting new oil and gas licences in the North Sea, new commitments to renewable energy are being made elsewhere in the world. The China Three Gorges Corporation just turned on a mega wind turbine with blades twice the size of a football pitch in the Taiwan Strait. The state-owned energy firm has activated the biggest wind turbine on the planet offshore in a move which could produce up to 16 megawatts of energy, and it’s now been connected and hooked up to the energy grid. The MySE 16-260 turbine stands at an incredible 500ft (152m) tall and it could power thousands of homes every year. Sign up to our free Indy100 weekly newsletter In fact, it’s thought that around 36,000 homes will be served by electricity from the turbine. It’s not surprising given that each blade weighs around 54 tons and covers nearly 540,000 square feet when they rotate. Mingyang Smart Energy is the company that designed the turbine, and they released a message on LinkedIn making clear just how much wind the structure could deal with – stating that it can withstand “extreme wind speeds of 79.8 [meters per second]”. It’s a staggering feat of engineering and it’s thought that the turbine could save around 54,000 tons of carbon dioxide compared to coal power plants. More structures like one are being planned, too. Executive Director Lei Lei Zengjuan told the media: “In the next step, the 16 [megawatt] unit will be applied in batches in the second phase of the Zhangpu Liuao Offshore Wind Farm Project constructed by China Three Gorges Corporation.” It comes a few weeks after work was stopped on one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms after its developer said that the cost of the project had soared by so much that it no longer made financial sense to push forward. Swedish energy giant Vattenfall, one of Europe’s biggest wind producers, shut down work on the development of the Norfolk Boreas site. Have your say in our news democracy. Click the upvote icon at the top of the page to help raise this article through the indy100 rankings.
2023-08-02 00:16

Close call: India's moon rover just avoided a treacherous crater
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2023-08-29 17:00

Spanish court investigates suspected manslaughter in nightclub inferno
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2023-10-03 20:26

Here's how much money Mattress Mack is about to lose on the Houston Astros
Houston icon Mattress Mack is on the verge of losing an absurd amount of money on the Astros thanks to a futures bet he made before the season.
2023-10-24 10:36

French HR murders: Man on trial for killing three female job managers
The suspect is accused of targeting HR managers he held responsible for wrecking his career.
2023-06-13 19:44

EU Targets Russian Oil Transfers At Sea in Sanctions Enforcement
The European Union proposed prohibiting access to its ports for vessels that attempt to circumvent sanctions on Russian
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xQc: Kick streamer's top 5 mind-blowing controversies that took Internet by storm in 2023
xQc said, 'There are goals that are passed that and people who discredit that are f**king cringe, especially Hasan, Hasan is being disingenuous'
2023-07-23 19:31

C-3PO 'Star Wars' head goes on sale in huge movie memorabilia auction
In a galaxy not-so far away, "Star Wars" fans will soon have the chance to buy the head of C-3PO when it goes under the hammer next month as part of a huge movie memorabilia auction.
2023-10-03 23:59

Stephen A. Smith on Hunter Biden: He Was on Crack
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