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World's First Floating Wind Farm Emerges Off Coast of Scotland (bbc.co.uk)

Posted by BeauHD on from the taking-shape dept.

AmiMoJo writes: The world's first full-scale floating wind farm has started to take shape off the north-east coast of Scotland. The revolutionary technology will allow wind power to be harvested in waters too deep for the current conventional bottom-standing turbines. The manufacturer hopes to cash in on a boom in the technology, especially in Japan and the west coast of the U.S., where waters are deep. The tower, including the blades, stretches to 175m and weighs 11,500 tons. The price of energy from bottom-standing offshore wind farms has plummeted 32% since 2012, and is now four years ahead of the government's expected target. Another big price drop is expected, taking offshore wind to a much lower price than new nuclear power.

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  1. Emerges by turkeydance · · Score: 3, Funny

    then sinks

  2. EVIL by MightyMartian · · Score: 5, Funny

    Godless heathens, everyone knows Jesus only wants coal fired power plants.

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  3. Huuuuuuge tracts of sea by Hognoxious · · Score: 4, Funny

    The next one will catch fire, fall over and sink.

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  4. Re:Strange bedfellows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    many slash dotters who are definitely not environmentalists will oppose this because it is an energy source they hate.

    You make it sound as though that hate is irrational. It's because we are tech geeks and coal energy makes microprocessors run much more smoothly. I know, I've burnt out three MBs since they started introducing that harsh wind-generated electricity into our grid.

  5. Re:Strange bedfellows by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I oppose it because all of the things we're putting into the ocean is causing water levels to rise. At 11,500 tons, what poor island is going to be flooded due to our greed? Don't believe me? Just look at the historical data. The more tonnage we put into the oceans the more floods occur. Remember when Noah built his massive boat, a boat big enough to fit a pair of every living create on it as well as food and supplies? He flooded the whole world with his floating zoo obsession. Lets not repeat the same mistake with massive floating fans designed to cool the coasts. Aren't beaches windy enough?

  6. Re:Strange bedfellows by Pax681 · · Score: 3, Funny

    You make it sound as though that hate is irrational. It's because we are tech geeks and coal energy makes microprocessors run much more smoothly. I know, I've burnt out three MBs since they started introducing that harsh wind-generated electricity into our grid.

    tech geek?.. hand you card in NOW.. anyone with a clue would use something that can be as cheap as one of these puppies... Monster HTS200 HT Power Centre... surged and spike protection for mains.. just what would have kept you safe