First power produced at ‘world’s largest’ floating wind farm

Hywind Tampen will have a total capacity of 60MW and will provide around 35% of the electricity demand of the Gullfaks and Snorre oil and gas fields

Global floating wind capacity ‘to grow 2,000-fold by 2050’

A new study predicts installed capacity of floating wind will soar from its current level of 100MW to as much as 250GW by mid-century

Floating wind potential across Europe, the US and Japan ‘is as high as 7,000GW’

GlobalData suggests floating offshore wind technologies can offer unique value as they can be deployed in deep waters far away from the coast where winds are stronger

ABB provides tech for mountainous floating solar plant

The project on the Lac des Toules is predicted to produce more than 800,000 kWh of electricity per year and supply up to 220 homes in the region

Korea’s floating wind farm drifts into sight

The 500MW facility will be installed off the coast of Ulsan Metropolitan City

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MHI Vestas to supply turbines for 50MW floating offshore wind project

The Kincardine clean energy facility will be built off the coast of Scotland near Aberdeen Bay

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Floating wind project gets €4m gust of funding

A consortium of nine partners, led by X1 Wind, has been granted the EU Commission Horizon 2020 finance

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Thailand’s renewable future looks sunny with floating solar plans

The country, which is Southeast Asia’s second-largest economy, aims to cover reservoirs with 2.7GW of panels

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US announces $28m gust of funding for floating wind turbines

The Department of Energy aims to exploit the nation’s best wind resources, many of which are found in deep waters

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Solar energy floats onto the scene in India

The renewable developer will build a 50MW floating solar energy project in Uttar Pradesh