A floating windfarm is exactly like an offshore windfarm, only each turbine is mounted on a substructure, similar to traditional offshore energy platforms that float in the sea.
These turbines are then connected to a cable that runs under the sea bed, that reaches land and connects to a substation, transferring the energy to the National Grid.
There are many benefits of floating offshore wind:
- More power: Deeper waters further offshore have a greater potential to generate more energy from strong, more consistent winds
- Safer: Being further from the shore means less contact with other sea users
- Less visual impact: On most days, White Cross will not be visible from the shore to the naked eye
- Big potential: The Celtic Sea is a new area for offshore wind development, bringing growth and employment opportunities
There are many benefits of floating offshore wind:
- More power: offshore waters of a depth of 60 metres or more have greater potential to generate more energy. Floating windfarms allow us to harness that power
- Safer: being further from the shore means less contact with other sea users.
- Less visual impact: on most days, White Cross will be invisible to the naked eye from the shore
- Big potential: the Celtic Sea is a new area for offshore wind development. If proven successful it could potentially generate 120GW of energy
