The world’s first floating windfarm has taken to the seas in a
sign that a technology once confined to research and development drawing
boards is finally ready to unlock expanses of ocean for generating
renewable power in Scotland.
The £200m Hywind project is unusual not just because of the pioneering
technology involved, which uses a 78-metre-tall underwater ballast and
three mooring lines that will be attached to the seabed to keep the
turbines upright. It will bring power to 20,000 homes.
