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Thanet array seen from top of North Downs near Lenham. Turbines are about 30 miles away - see map
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WIND turbines and solar panels could be put up without planning permissionWIND turbines up to 15 metres high could be put up in industrial estates or farmland without planning permission under plans published by the government today.
UK climate targets 'unachievable'
The Institution of Mechanical Engineers says there is not enough time or capacity to build the WIND turbines and extra nuclear power stations required.
Floating challenge for offshore WIND turbine
Statoil has constructed the world's first full-scale floating WIND turbine a couple of hours by catamaran from the oil town Stavanger, in the hope that one day vast WIND farms could be constructed far offshore in water depths of up to 700m.
Government to map low-carbon road
A huge expansion of WIND power, home insulation and "smart" electricity meters are among measures being planned to build the UK's low-carbon future.
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