The world's first-ever floating wind turbines are ready to be sent across the North Sea from Aberdeenshire to their home off the coast of Peterhead, Norway. The turbines are being constructed by Statoil, and the first one in the £190m ($248m) Hywind project is already in place. Once the wind farm is complete, it is expected to provide enough power for 20,000 homes. The project will test whether the revolutionary 175-metre turbines can be deployed in kilometre-deep waters previously deemed impossible to build on.
The world's first-ever floating wind turbines are ready to be sent across the North Sea from Norway to their home off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire. The turbines are being constructed by Statoil, and the first one in the £190m ($248m) Hywind project is already in place. Once the wind farm is complete, it is expected to provide enough power for 20,000 homes. The project will test whether the revolutionary 175-metre turbines can be deployed in kilometre-deep waters previously deemed impossible to build on.