homeWelcome, sign in or click here to subscribe.login
     


 

 

Environment


Subscriber content preview

August 29, 2011

New platform would let wind farms float

By LYNN PORTER
Journal Staff Reporter

Image courtesy of The Glosten Associates [enlarge]
Glosten said its floating platform (shown below the water) can support large wind turbines. A farm of turbines in deep water could generate hundreds of megawatts of power.

A consortium of universities and private companies has selected Pelastar, a floating platform developed by The Glosten Associates of Seattle, to hold what likely will be the first wind turbine installed offshore of the United States.


 
. . .


To read this story in full login or purchase a subscription.




Email or user name:
Password:
 
Forgot password? Click here.