The first floating marine wind farm in the world required five long years of testing, between 2011 and 2016, to measure the strength of a prototype 2 megawatt turbine (MW) in extreme weather conditions, with waves of 17 meters high and a wind speed greater than 111 kilometers per hour. Located 18 kilometers off the coast of the Portuguese town of Viana do Castelo, the project promoted by Engie, EDP Renovables, Repsol and Principe Power took anot…
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The first floating marine wind farm in the world required five long years of testing, between 2011 and 2016, to measure the strength of a prototype 2 megawatt turbine (MW) in extreme weather conditions, with waves of 17 meters high and a wind speed greater than 111 kilometers per hour. Located 18 kilometers off the coast of the Portuguese town of Viana do Castelo, the project promoted by Engie, EDP Renovables, Repsol and Principe Power took anot…