Yale Environment 360: The Worlds Largest Floating Wind Farm
Statoil ASA Artist's rendering of the floating wind farm. Scotland is about to get the worlds largest floating wind farm, with five 6-megawatt turbines bobbing 15 miles offshore in the North Sea. The project--which is being developed by Statoil, a Norwegian energy company--marks a shift in offshore wind technology. Most ocean-based turbines to date have been rooted to the sea floor by concrete and steel foundations, similar to oil and gas rigs. But this...