CTG ( China Three Gorges ) has announced plans for a CNY5bn ( $700m ) offshore wind and fish farm in Bohai Bay . The scheme, involving 91 turbines, is 13 of several pilot wind and fish projects planned by China province’s regional government, which has a target of developing one GW of offshore wind capacity. CTG plans to turn the turbines’ fixed-bottom foundations into “micro islands” and build six artificial reefs surrounding them to breed oysters, sea cucumbers and several types of fish. The province is a leading seafood producer and has yet to install wind turbines for fear of damaging the industry. Aquaculture in China lacks easy power supply, and the CTG plan uses the turbine foundations as micro islands, with artificial reefs to breed fish, oysters and sea cucumbers.
CTG ( China Three Gorges ) has announced plans for a CNY5bn ( $700m ) offshore wind and fish farm in Bohai Bay . The scheme, involving 91 turbines, is 13 of several pilot wind and fish projects planned by China province’s regional government, which has a target of developing one GW of offshore wind capacity. The province is a leading seafood producer and has yet to install wind turbines for fear of damaging the industry. Aquaculture in China lacks easy power supply, and the CTG plan uses the turbine foundations as micro islands, with artificial reefs to breed fish, oysters and sea cucumbers.