Floating wind turbine

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A consortium led by Netherland's-based Blue H Technologies has been selected to take part in a £1.1bn Energy Technology Institute initiative to help the UK meet its ambitious renewable energy targets.

A consortium led by Netherland's-based

has been selected to take part in a £1.1bn

(ETI) initiative to help the UK meet its ambitious renewable energy targets by 2020.

The Project Deepwater Turbine consortium, which includes BAE Systems, EDF Energy, the Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture, Romax and SLP Energy, will design and assess the feasibility of a 5MW floating wind turbine that is cheaper and more efficient than existing models and able to operate in water depths of 30m to 300m.

It is one of four projects funded by the ETI, a UK-based company formed by the UK government, BP, Caterpillar, EDF Energy, E.ON, Rolls-Royce and Shell.

Most offshore wind farms are built in shallow water depths ranging from 15cm to 25m. Turbines are placed offshore to take advantage of high wind speeds, which increase the efficiency of energy conversion. This efficiency becomes even more pronounced at greater depths, where winds are stronger and less turbulent.

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