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Energy and utilities

Energy and utilities

Geoscience Research and Education

Offshore wind energy

These turbines are designed to be used in offshore wind farms and are not anchored to the ocean floor, allowing them to move and face the strongest wind currents.

Advancements in onshore turbine technology have also benefited offshore systems.

A 2 megawatt floating wind turbine designed to operate offshore, representing the first phase of the world's first large-scale floating offshore wind farm off Fukushima.

Scotland

Aberdeenshire, Scotland

Scotland

The world's first operational floating offshore wind farm, comprising 5 floating turbines with a combined capacity of 30 MW. Located 15 miles off the Aberdeenshire Coast, it demonstrates the viability of floating wind technology in deep-water environments.

Floating wind farm