Minnesota man buys surplus NC light tower for research
November 21, 2012 in Grand Forks Herald
To the government, it was a defunct offshore light tower that hadn’t helped ships navigate the waters off North Carolina in more than a decade. To a Minnesota entrepreneur, the platform out in the Atlantic is a launching pad for research into wind power and other technologies. Continue Reading
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