Comments on: Floating Wind Turbines In Scotland Get £15 Million http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/floating-wind-turbines-in-scotland-government-unveils-15-million-development-fund/ Clean Tech News & Views: Solar Energy News. Wind Energy News. EV News. & More. Sun, 28 Dec 2014 18:49:00 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=4.0.1 By: Scotland’s Rockstar Clean Energy Leadership — 39% Renewable Electricity Today, 100% By 2020, & More | http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/floating-wind-turbines-in-scotland-government-unveils-15-million-development-fund/#comment-161783 Thu, 16 May 2013 11:19:06 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51151#comment-161783 […] Floating Wind Turbines In Scotland Get £15 Million […]

]]> By: MIT's Innovative Floating Wind Energy Storage Technology | CleanTechnica http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/floating-wind-turbines-in-scotland-government-unveils-15-million-development-fund/#comment-159856 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:21:58 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51151#comment-159856 […] up on an innovative floating wind energy storage technology we covered some time back, here’s a post from MIT itself on details and […]

]]> By: Dave2020 http://cleantechnica.com/2013/04/30/floating-wind-turbines-in-scotland-government-unveils-15-million-development-fund/#comment-159855 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 12:05:00 +0000 http://cleantechnica.com/?p=51151#comment-159855 “the foundations . . . can make up more than 16% of total project costs.”

Yes, I’ve seen over 20% quoted, for 30-40 metres, and when installation costs are included it totals up to 40%.

Some time ago, before turbines got so big, £1m was the figure for repairing a rotor at sea, reflecting the problems of installation and O&M.

But floating wind farms will only save costs by dumping the HAWT design and developing cheaper, more robust VAWTs for offshore use instead. So, £15m for R&D is to be welcomed, but it’s still peanuts and it’s being mis-directed.

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