b ines ▁had ▁been ▁tested , ▁and ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁any ▁wind ▁tur bine ▁gener ators ▁have ▁been ▁assemble d ▁in ▁such ▁deep ▁( 4 4   met res ) ▁water . ▁ ▁Such ▁large ▁wind ▁tur bine ▁gener ators ▁are ▁ide ally ▁su ited ▁to ▁the ▁off sh ore ▁environment ▁due ▁to ▁high ▁consistent ▁wind ▁spe eds ▁and ▁minimal ▁tur bul ence . ▁According ▁to ▁historical ▁measures ▁of ▁wind ▁spe eds ▁at ▁the ▁Be atrice ▁off sh ore ▁location , ▁it ▁is ▁expected ▁that ▁the ▁tur b ines ▁will ▁run ▁ 9 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁( 8 4 4 0 ▁hours ▁per ▁year ), ▁and ▁at ▁ 1 0 ▁M W ▁full ▁power ▁ 3 8 % ▁of ▁the ▁time ▁( 3 3 0 0 ▁hours ▁per ▁year ). ▁ ▁In ▁January ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁contract s ▁were ▁awarded ▁for ▁a ▁major ▁expansion ▁of ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁se as ▁around ▁Scotland . ▁Mor ay ▁Off sh ore ▁Ren ew ables ▁will ▁develop ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁power ▁in ▁the ▁Mor ay ▁F irth , ▁and ▁Sea Green ▁Wind ▁Energy ▁will ▁develop ▁off sh ore ▁wind ▁in ▁the ▁F irth ▁of ▁For th . ▁These ▁develop ments ▁could ▁lead ▁to ▁ 1 , 0 0 0 ▁new ▁wind ▁tur b ines ▁generating ▁nearly ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ▁M W ▁of ▁power . ▁Job s ▁" could ▁also ▁be ▁created ▁in ▁manufact uring , ▁research , ▁engineering , ▁installation , ▁operation ▁and ▁services ".