Today the shipyard has found a new role building offshore wind turbines.

现在，船厂已经找到了新的出路：制造海上风力涡轮发电机。

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John Hutton, the energy secretary, announced plans to build 7, 000 offshore wind turbines last year.

能源部秘书约翰·胡顿去年宣布，计划修建7000座近海风力涡轮发电机。

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Offshore wind turbines offer high wind loads and availability and additional space in proximity to highly populated coast regions.

海上风力发电机位于人口高度密集的沿海地区，能提供较高的风力载荷，实用有效，并能节约土地资源。

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But he expected they could start appearing in offshore wind turbines within 5-10 years.

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Installed on the ocean floor, tidal machines also handily dodge the aesthetic concerns posed by offshore wind turbines.

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Investments of hundreds of millions of pounds in factories to make offshore wind turbines are now under review.

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