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Germany Assembles World's Tallest Wind Turbine to Harness High-Altitude Energy

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Germany Assembles World's Tallest Wind Turbine to Harness High-Altitude Energy

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Engineering firm GICON has completed construction on a record-breaking 365-meter wind turbine in Schipkau, Germany. Reaching heights nearly equal to Berlin's iconic TV tower, the pilot project is designed to tap into stronger, more consistent upper-atmosphere winds to boost clean energy generation when it goes live this November.

Engineering firm GICON has completed construction on a record-breaking 365-meter wind turbine in Schipkau, Germany. Reaching heights nearly equal to Berlin’s iconic TV tower, the pilot project is designed to tap into stronger, more consistent upper-atmosphere winds to boost clean energy generation when it goes live this November.

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