First floating wind farm, built by offshore oil company, delivers electricity
First floating wind farm, built by offshore oil company, delivers electricity
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The world’s first floating offshore wind farm began delivering electricity to the Scottish grid today.
The 30MW installation, situated 25km (15.5mi) from Peterhead in Aberdeenshire, Scotland, will demonstrate that offshore wind energy can be harvested in deep waters, miles away from land, where installing giant turbines was once impractical or impossible. At peak capacity, the wind farm will produce enough electricity to power 20,000 Scottish homes.
Anchored, floating turbines allow offshore wind installations in deep waters.
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