How floating wind farms could be the secret to Britain’s clean energy future: The six innovative ways we could float skyscraper-sized turbines in the middle of the sea, revealed [Video]

10:52 EDT 25 Mar 2024 , updated 11:33 EDT 25 Mar 2024

The secret to unlocking Britain’s clean energy future might be found in giant floating wind farms.

These enormous floating structures can reach up to 240 metres (787ft) in height – around the same size as a skyscraper.

And experts predict they could make up 10 per cent of the UK’s wind farms by 2030.

However, building an enormous tower designed to sit in high winds poses some significant engineering issues.

From ‘spars’ that bob like fishing lures to cutting-edge hybrid platforms, engineers have created hundreds of different designs for these clean-energy giants.

There are six different types of floating wind turbines which have been developed. They range from simple designs like the spar to more complex hybrid platforms