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Saitec launches RWE-backed floating offshore wind pilot in open waters

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Saitec launches RWE-backed floating offshore wind pilot in open waters

A joint venture of Spanish engineering firm Saitec Offshore Technologies, German energy major RWE and Japanese utility Kansai Electric Power have installed a 2MW floating offshore wind pilot project in open waters off the coast of Bilbao.

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