offshore wind farms
Oceanic energy installations
Offshore wind farms are arrays of wind turbines installed in bodies of water, typically ocean or sea, to generate electricity.
Built where winds blow stronger and more consistently than on land, they avoid some land-use conflicts but require specialized construction and underwater cables to transmit power to shore: The offshore wind farm will power 400,000 homes.
- nacelleAircraft engine housing
- generatorElectricity-producing machine
- wind turbineKinetic air energy converter
- renewable energySelf-replenishing natural power
- green energyEnvironmentally sustainable electricity
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