The First Floating Wind Farm Is Ridiculously Efficient

[rangerrebew]

The First Floating Wind Farm Is Ridiculously Efficient

It blows past the average states for other offshore wind farms. At least so far.
By Avery Thompson   
Mar 6, 2018
 

Wind turbines are showing up on top of mountains, across vast plains, and in the waters off the coasts of the world’s cities. Even the open ocean isn’t closed to wind turbines, and in even better news, the project off the coast of Scotland is dramatically surpassing expectations.

The Hywind wind farm is the world’s first floating wind farm, located about 15 miles off the coast of Scotland. Unlike other offshore wind farms, Hywind isn’t anchored to the seafloor. Instead, Hywind relies on buoys and anchors to stay afloat even in high winds or waves. This makes floating wind farms like Hywind a great choice for regions where traditional offshore wind farms aren’t viable.

https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/energy/a19136723/the-first-floating-wind-farm-is-ridiculously-efficient/

[Joe Wooten]

If they are that ridiculously efficient, then they do not need a construction and operations subsidies

[IsailedawayfromFR]

'Efficiency' is a relative term isn't it?

Bragging on this one achieving a 65% capacity factor(likely the best it could ever do) only makes it 'Efficient' if one compares it to other renewables, which even the article states is normally only around 30%.

To compare it to nuclear and natural gas plants that achieve upwards of 100% capacity factor makes even this 'Efficient' wind farm woefully inefficient.