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INSANE: Floating wind power sets sail in japan s energy shift - The Real Truth

Floating turbines are particularly well suited to Japan as its deep coastal waters make fixing them to seabeds tricky (Credit: AFP)

Close to a small fishing port in southwestern Japan, the slim white turbines of the country's first commercial-scale floating wind farm glimmer offshore, months before a key project in Tokyo's green-energy strategy begins.

Still heavily reliant on imported fossil fuels, Japan has declared offshore wind energy a "trump card" in its drive to make renewables its top power source by 2040, and reach carbon neutrality a decade later.

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