GE pushes installation of typhoon-proof offshore turbines in Japan

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GE has designed an offshore wind turbine that can withstand winds blowing up to 205 kph. (Photo courtesy of General Electric Company)

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- General Electric, fresh off becoming the first company to win international certification for large offshore wind turbines capable of withstanding typhoons, intends to install the generators off the coasts of Japan and other countries, Nikkei has learned.

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