Floating wind’s eye-watering costs laid bare at Oceanology

Floating offshore wind

The eye-watering cost of floating offshore wind was laid bare at Oceanology International last week, with scientists admitting it was at least six times more expensive than conventional fixed-bottom turbines.

Scientists speaking at a session on Wednesday admitted that the extra core sampling needed for floating wind meant that it was difficult to envisage how costs could meaningfully be reduced.

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