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 ...

We are finally learning how to farm the sky for energy. All this time, the fastest, most consistent winds on Earth have stayed just out of reach. They swirled thousands of feet above our heads while ...

Southern Oregon Tribes have filed a lawsuit against the federal government, in an effort to delay an upcoming floating offshore wind lease auction off the Oregon Coast. On Friday, the Confederated ...

Floating wind farms offer a solution to harness stronger winds in deeper waters where traditional fixed turbines are not feasible. This technology presents environmental advantages, including less ...

On July 16, Italian renewable energy developer Renexia announced that it was in advanced talks with Mingyang, a Chinese wind turbine manufacturer, to supply an upcoming 2.8 GW floating wind farm. The ...

Floating wind farms are proving to be a remarkable force in renewable energy generation. Specifically, their resilience in withstanding Category 5 storms is gaining attention. This resilience is ...

Mingyang Smart Energy, maker of the world's largest wind turbines, has just unveiled its latest gigantic floating offshore wind turbine creation. The OceanX is a two-headed, deep-water behemoth ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about biodiversity and the hidden quirks of the natural world. Engineers have been tinkering with different offshore wind ...

China claims to have launched the biggest and most powerful floating offshore wind turbine. The Chinese turbine, which is independently developed and made in China, has a rotor diameter of 260 meters.