The University of Maine is contributing to the global effort to improve floating machines to harness wind over deeper offshore waters. Researchers envision turbine platforms floating in the ocean ...

Most of the world's greatest wind power resources are offshore – often a long way offshore, where the water's so deep that it's impractical to build typical fan-on-a-stick wind turbines with bases ...

Principle Power used its WindFloat platforms for the Kincardine offshore wind field off the coast of Aberdeen, Scotland. Photo courtesy of Principle Power Inc. February 20, 2024 Front end engineering ...

A consortium based in South West England, led by Morek Engineering, has unveiled its design concept for a new vessel class for the floating offshore wind (FLOW) market, having completed the first ...

They are massive infrastructure projects that require a lot of consenting and planning, and the raising of capital” – Barry ...

Last May, inside a sprawling building in the Netherlands, a team from a California-based startup stood next to a deep indoor pool and waited for a wave machine to be turned on, simulating the open ...

The University of Maine is launching a training program for the offshore wind industry. From left in this illustration, a spar foundation, semi-submersible and a tension platform are examples of ...

Interior Dept. will lease ocean areas totaling 373,268 acres off Morro Bay in central California and Humboldt Bay in northern California, which it says could produce more than 4.5 GW of offshore wind ...

For the first time, floating offshore wind has been brought online as a new renewable generation technology in Spain. The country’s first floating offshore wind turbine is now connected to the grid ...

(TNS) — Fly into Amsterdam and, just before landing, you'll pass over row after row of bright white wind turbines sprouting up from the North Sea. With offshore wind stronger and more consistent than ...

The floating wind projects competing in AR7 are not big ones, but they could have the power to unlock much bigger business ...

The US is auctioning off its first floating offshore wind power sites this week, which could unlock a vast new source of clean electricity along the West Coast. This week, dozens of companies are ...