The Kincardine wind farm, which has been scoped by UK contractor Atkins as an eight-semisubmersible-unit project moored in water depths of 60-80 metres eight miles (12.9km) offshore, would be in the running with Norwegian energy giant Statoil's planned 30MW Buchan Deep project to be the world's first floating wind array.
"This will be the world’s first array of floating wind turbines, and will establish a leading position for Scotland in the development and deployment of this novel technology," says Pilot, a joint venture between MacAskill Associates and Renewable Energy Ventures Offshore, in a document published on the Scottish government's website.
"Floating
