Offshore wind turbines located in the North Sea have caused sediment plumes, which have been captured by NASA’s Operational Land Imager. Satellites have caught images of plumes of sediment suspended in water around each tower. According to research from 2014, these plumes can extend from several kilometres wide, and 30 to 150 metres long, generally in alignment with the tide’s current. The North Sea accounts for 69% of all capacity in European waters.
Offshore wind turbines located in the North Sea have caused sediment plumes, which have been captured by NASA’s Operational Land Imager. Satellites have caught images of plumes of sediment suspended in water around each tower. According to research from 2014, these plumes can extend from 30 to 150 metres wide, and several kilometres long, generally in alignment with the tide’s current. The North Sea accounts for 69% of all capacity in European waters.