Aberdeen headquartered energy consultancy, Xodus Group, is to plan and carry out an environmental impact assessment (EIA) for Statoil, for a potential pilot park for what will be the world's first full-scale floating wind turbine. Xodus made the announcement at the All Energy conference in Aberdeen and First Minister Alex Salmond welcomed the news. The Hywind turbine is based on the Hywind Demo prototype, which has been successfully tested by Statoil in Norway for over a year. An area off the North-East coast of Scotland will be assessed as a potential candidate for a possible first pilot park of up to five units, generating renewable electricity offshore.
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