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In pictures: Offshore turbine

The hub for the Beatrice offshore wind farm

A hub of one of the two offshore turbines which were put together at Nigg, Invergordon

The hubs for the two offshore wind turbines

The two hubs on which the turbines' blades are attached

A blade for the offshore turbine

The blades are 63m long

Visitors inspect one of the two towers at Nigg, Invergordon

Visitors inspect one of the two towers at Nigg, Invergordon

Turbine on a barge. Picture courtesy of Alan Ross

One of the turbines being floated out of the Moray Firth on Sunday






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