Wind

Dipping into lakes: why offshore wind has moved into inland waters

Installing wind turbines in lakes offers developers similar wind speeds to offshore projects, but with lower construction and operations costs, writes Bernd Radowitz

The 144MW Westermeerwind project in the shallow waters of the Ijsselmeer in the Netherlands, part of the wider 429MW onshore/offshore Noordoostpolder wind project.
The 144MW Westermeerwind project in the shallow waters of the Ijsselmeer in the Netherlands, part of the wider 429MW onshore/offshore Noordoostpolder wind project.RWE
  • Bernd Radowitz in Berlin
Published 17 November 2020, 08:55Updated 29 December 2020, 09:50