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Floating wind farms could make California 100% renewable by 2045

FILE PHOTO: General view of the Walney Extension offshore wind farm operated by Orsted off the coast of Blackpool, Britain September 5, 2018. REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Unlike offshore wind farms, floating wind farms can float in water hundreds of feet deep. Image: REUTERS/Phil Noble/File Photo

Lizzy Rosenberg
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Floating wind farms work differently from their off shore counterparts. Image: Wind Power
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