It was dark with the wind and sea roaring so it was difficult to see and hear people speak but we worked together and did the best we could.

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The rule of thumb is that the further out, the greater the isolation: first plumbing, then electricity disappears, until finally, out in the Baltic Sea, tiny huts share a few metres of exposed granite with just the wind and seals.

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Deputy Brouard added that an agreement on access to the sea bed would need to be carried out with the Crown before Guernsey could build wind or marine turbines, but he said solar power had considerable potential.

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Above sea level, the offshore structure has been bolted together with a conventional offshore turbine of the sort used for near-shore wind farms that are bolted to the sea-bed.

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One of the reasons why Plakias and other southern getaways have remained relatively immune from mass tourism is the terrific summer wind that roars through everything, pelting beach-goers with sand and whipping up whitecaps on the sea.

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