World’s largest floating wind farm to be located off Scottish coast
DOI: 10.1063/PT.5.029341
Quartz : Yesterday approval was granted for the UK’s first-ever floating wind turbine development, to be located off the east coast of Scotland. With five 6-MW turbines and a generating capacity of 135 GWh of electricity per year, the floating offshore wind farm will be the world’s largest. Statoil, a Norwegian oil and gas company, will be building the farm, which is expected to power up to 20 000 homes. The turbines will be tethered to the seabed about 25 km off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire, and cables will carry the electricity from the turbines to the shore. Because the turbines float, water depth is not an issue, unlike with traditional turbines. Scotland is a good candidate for such renewable energy projects because of its strong winds.