Swedes develop multi-turbine floating wind farm platforms

摘要

A Swedish energy firm is planning to create multi-turbine floating wind power platforms in UK waters. Hexicon this month announced it had raised SEK11.4M (£1M) through a rights issue and planned to use the cash to demonstrate its innovative platforms. Although the first floating turbine was put into operation near Norway five years ago, and other have followed around the world, Hexicon's plan is to build the first multi-turbine platforms. Scotland last year moved to attract floating wind turbine schemes to its water when it boosted subsidy levels. Ministers said in June 2013 that 3.5 Renewable Obligation Certificates per Mwh would be available to such pilot projects. "Our plan is to build a demonstration project in Scottish waters," Hexicon chief executive Henrik Baltscheffsky told NCE. "To secure a site we have a dialogue with relevant authorities in Scotland.