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An innovative floating offshore wind turbine prototype was launched in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Instead of a single anchor tower, the approach uses a pyramid base that can also passively orient itself in the direction of the blowing wind.

A cautionary tale for a world racing into renewables: The large majority of mini-grids in India no longer work, an environmental group found.

The device is the size of a water bottle and made of copper, aluminium and other parts worth around $10. Read more at straitstimes.com.