Offshore wind

The fifth and final 9.525 MW floating wind turbine has been connected to its moorings some 15 kilometres southeast of Aberdeen, Scotland.

The floating offshore wind industry, currently at its beginnings, is set for massive growth in the years to come, which has now led…

SSE Renewables has announced today that its 84 turbine, 588MW Beatrice Offshore Windfarm, which was completed last month, will generate enough green energy to power 450,000 homes every year. It is the fourth largest offshore wind farm in the world and a new independent analysis has found the windfarm will generate £2.4bn of value to […]

German energy company RWE has decided to reorganise its renewables businesses and manage the global offshore wind and onshore wind/PV businesses in separate divisions.

Stiftung Offshore Windenergie

The Anholt Offshore wind power farm in Denmark. 110 wind mills at sea, set against a deep blue sky.

The biggest wind turbines can reach over 200 meters and cost more than $12 million to manufacture and install.

Six Creative Methods For Floating Wind Turbines The Size Of Skyscrapers . Yes, you read that right – float. You may have seen a wind turbine in the sea before, but chances are you were looking at a “fixed” turbine – that is, one that sits on top of a foundation drilled into the seabed. For the new frontier of offshore wind power, the focus is on floating wind turbines. In this case, the turbines are supported by floating structures that bob and sway in response to waves and wind and are…

Global Tech I is a 400MW wind farm spread across 41km² offshore site generating 1400GWh of power enough for one million people. See more @ http://www.power-technology.com/projects/global-tech-i-offshore-wind-farm/