If the deal goes through, ORE Catapult said it will transform the machine into “the world’s most advanced, open access, offshore wind turbine dedicated to research”.
The 7MW machine – in place at the shallow-water Methil site since early 2014 – faced an uncertain future after SHI decided to review its position in the offshore wind sector just months after the prototype – for a brief period the world's largest installed wind turbine – was completed.
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