Every day since April 20th, we've been shown what can happen when something goes terribly wrong on a deep-sea, floating oil rig. But what about a deep-sea, floating wind turbine? Would it topple?

Portugal’s WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – is now four years old and still breaking its own power output records. The 25 megawatt (MW) WindFloat ...

WindFloat Atlantic consists of three 8.4-MW wind turbines installed about 20 kilometers off the coast of Viana do Castelo, Portugal. Although its size is modest compared to other operating offshore ...

Enlit on the Road visited Principle Power at WindFloat Atlantic Project’s base in Viana do Castelo, Portugal, to learn why the O&M phase of a floating offshore wind project is one of the most ...

Leading international classification society Bureau Veritas has issued Approval in Principle for the WindFloat Floating Offshore Wind Turbine (FOWT) foundation. WindFloat is designed by Principle ...

Oslo, Norway (November 7, 2018) — DNV GL, the world’s largest independent energy advisory and certification body, has successfully completed a lenders’ technical due diligence on the 25-MW Windfloat ...

Work to install turbines for the Windfloat Atlantic floating wind project that will be built off Portugal has kicked off, according to project partner Repsol. The 25MW floating offshore wind farm is ...

WindFloat Atlantic – the world’s first semi-submersible floating offshore wind farm – has been online for two years, and it’s far exceeding power output expectations. The 25 megawatt (MW) WindFloat ...

Someday decades from now, California's sprawling coastal cities could draw their power from floating windmills that bob on the sea like buoys, far from shore. Their blades would spin over deep ocean ...

The Portuguese coast may be the site of the first ever floating offshore wind turbines. If all goes well, the wind industry could embark into deeper and windier seas. Vestas, a Danish company that has ...