One small twist could revolutionize offshore wind turbines: make them float. The biggest problem with offshore energy is that they can only be built in shallow water, while most winds in the world's coastal areas blow over deep water. Can floating wind farms solve this?

Credits:
Reporter: Kai Steinecke
Camera: Henning Goll
Cutter: Frederik Willmann
Editor: Kiyo Dörrer, Michael Trobridge

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Read more:
Offshore Wind Outlook by the International Energy Agency: https://iea.blob.core.windows.net/assets/495ab264-4ddf-4b68-b9c0-514295ff40a7/Offshore_Wind_Outlook_2019.pdf
Potential environmental impacts of floating offshore:
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096456912100096X
LCA of floating wind turbine:
https://tethys.pnnl.gov/sites/default/files/publications/Bang-2019-Floating-Wind-LCA.pdf
Floating paper from GWEC:
https://gwec.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/GWEC-Report-Floating-Offshore-Wind-A-Global-Opportunity.pdf
Cost prediction of floating:
https://www.dnv.com/news/floating-wind-power-to-grow-2000-fold-by-2050-but-more-comprehensive-standards-and-risk-management-required-report-192001

Chapters:
0:00 Introduction
0:30 What are floating wind turbines?
02:15 Stabilization
4:19 Global potential
5:35 Cons
8.26 Conclusion

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