#wind-turbines

#wind-turbines

Within about a dozen years, floating wind turbines - as tall as the Eiffel Tower - will stand alongside the cranes and cargo containers at the Port of Long Beach as part of the largest offshore wind turbine facility in any U.S. port.Once assembled in the Port of Long Beach, the 1,100-foot-tall turbines can be towed by sea to locations in Central and Northern California to generate renewable energy for the state.

Sign up for CNN's Wonder Theory science newsletter.Explore the universe with news on fascinating discoveries, scientific advancements and more.Startup Relativity Space sent what it's calling the world's first 3D-printed rocket toward space on Wednesday, vaulting it into the upper reaches of the atmosphere.

Mike Padgett opposes any more wind turbines in his village of Sancton in East Yorkshire.But Ellis Jacklin, who's from nearby Market Weighton, disagrees.He benefits from a discount of between 20% and 50% on his electricity bill - depending on how fast his local turbine is moving.The government is consulting on proposals to end an effective ban on new onshore wind turbines in England, in places where local residents are supportive.

Business Secretary Grant Shapps has been criticised after claiming wind turbines are now "so big" they cannot be built on land.Friends of the Earth said this was "nonsense", while Greenpeace said onshore wind was "thriving".The government is facing a rebellion from some of its own MPs who want to lift an effective ban on new onshore wind turbines in England.

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Microsoft has warned Europe to be on alert for cyber attacks from Russia this winter, just as a series of attacks hit Russian organizations - including the country's second-largest bank.The government-controlled St Petersburg-based VTB finaincial institution announced on Tuesday it was facing an "unprecedented cyber attack from abroad," and added that the DDoS flood was the largest in the bank's history.

Rishi Sunak has staged his second climbdown in as many days to avoid a damaging rebellion by his own MPs, with the government poised to lift the de-facto ban on onshore wind.Ministers are to consult on plans to allow new developments in areas where there is demonstrable local support.And communities who agree to host them could benefit from lower energy bills.

Environmental groups condemned business secretary Grant Shapps for claiming wind turbines are so big they cannot be built on land.Mr Shapps defended Rishi Sunak's de facto ban on new onshore wind development  claiming turbines are so large they can't even be constructed onshore.The minister said: They are so big, the turbines wouldn't be able to be carried by roads.

But they need to be prepared to play a long game to push PMI to its pain barrier.PMI has three main options in this game of chicken.But the initial assessment is being revised probably because Swedish Match investors want a bigger payday, so PMI may have to raise its 106 kronor-per-share bid.Hedge funds have become a big obstacle to Philip Morris International Inc.'s 161 billion Swedish krona ($14 billion) deal to buy nicotine pouch-maker Swedish Match AB.PMI would have to keep Swedish Match as a separate listed company and look after these minority shareholders, who could be disruptive.