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The dam, which would be located over a gorge at Lake Lagoda in north-west Russia, includes a cup-shaped spinnaker sail, believed to be the first of its kind, which will generate renewable energy by funnelling the wind through an attached turbine. | The dam, which would be located over a gorge at Lake Lagoda in north-west Russia, includes a cup-shaped spinnaker sail, believed to be the first of its kind, which will generate renewable energy by funnelling the wind through an attached turbine. | ||
The spinnaker shape is similar to the mainsail of a yacht, and is thought to be particularly effective in capturing wind. | The spinnaker shape is similar to the mainsail of a yacht, and is thought to be particularly effective in capturing wind. |