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World’s First Floating Wind Farm is Now Operational

The 5 wind turbines floating 100 metres above the seabed of Aberdeenshire, Scotland are producing power that can supply up to 20,000 homes

by Jon Capistrano October 20, 2017, 11:20 am

The world’s first floating wind farm is now fully operational as reported by The Australian.

5 wind turbines floating 100 metres above the seabed of Aberdeenshire, Scotland are producing power for up to 20,000 homes.

Advancements such as these open up big opportunities for the renewable energy industry; this type of floating wind farm could be a good option for countries that don’t have the area to build on-land turbines or for places with steep coastlines.

Click here to read the full story on The Australian

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Written by Jon Capistrano

Jon specialises in research and content creation for our outreach campaigns. He’s worked as a technical support representative for Dell, America Online, Xbox and Dodo Australia. He’s an avid scooterist and musician.