Not to be outdone by flashy oil billionaires like T. Boone Pickens, Queen Elizabeth's estate announced that it will soon hold a world record of its own when it comes to wind turbines. Instead of going for the world record with a massive wind farm project, the Queen decided to go for the gusto with the world's biggest wind turbine -- a move that her estate says won't harm the already strained supply of turbine equipment.US-based Cilpper Windpower won the contract to build the hulking turbine, the power from which will go to the national power grid. The Crown Estate is eyeing locations in north-east England for the project, which should be operational by 2010. The gigantic windmill will generate 7.5MW -- most turbines generate around 2MW. With a turbine this size, I've got to assume that it's going to be built offshore. Otherwise, it would make an awesome tourist trap.
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