Scotland wind energy Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:25:25 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Statoil Builds World’s Largest Floating Wind Farm https://www.greenoptimistic.com/statoil-floating-wind-farm/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/statoil-floating-wind-farm/#respond Tue, 03 Nov 2015 13:25:25 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=57168 The biggest to date, large scale, floating wind farm is about to emerge off the coast of Scotland, marking a major milestone in the development of off-shore wind energy. Offshore wind farms have been in operation for years, with gigantic farms covering the shallow waters of quite a number of countries by now, providing green […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/statoil-floating-wind-farm/feed/ 0 57168 Scottish Offshore Wind Turbines to Feature Helicopter Landing Pad https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scotland-offshore-wind-turbine-helicopter-20111123/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/scotland-offshore-wind-turbine-helicopter-20111123/#respond Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:07:42 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=21258 Scotland will soon become the first country in the world that will have a two-blade wind turbine that features a helicopter landing pad. According to Scottish energy minister Fergus Ewing, the government has approved the construction of the innovative 6 MW wind turbine at the eastern coast of Scotland (Fife Energy Park in Methil). Scotland’s […]

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