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OKIsItJustMe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 04:32 PM
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Queen (Elizabeth) invests in wind energy
http://www.metronews.ca/ottawa/Live/article/57271

Queen invests in wind energy

Reuters
May 22, 2008 11:11

Britain’s Queen Elizabeth is going green by investing in the largest wind turbine in the world, her property company the Crown Estate said yesterday.

The Estate, which owns most of the seabed off Britain’s shores, regularly leases out its land to wind farm projects but has never invested in the turbines.

With a capacity of 7.5 megawatts, the Crown has gone for the biggest yet.

“This is not something we’ve ever done before and I think it will raise quite a few eyebrows,” said Ben Barton, the company’s off-shore manager for wind farms.

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Zachstar Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu May-22-08 04:39 PM
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1. Good idea!!
If they think it can turn a profit then have at it!
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