OFFSHORE WIND FARMS
OFFSHORE WIND FARMS “Collaboration & Augmentation are the foundational principles of innovation” - Vaclav Smil There is a pressing need to shift towards renewables in order to avoid climate crisis, which is more catastrophic than the covid-19 pandemic, for a sustainable future. Interestingly, every solution induces its own challenges in the system. In the course of this article, one such solution, offshore wind farms, would be discussed. What are Offshore wind farms? Offshore wind farms mean taking advantage of the high-speed winds available in the seas or oceans in order to harvest electricity. These technologies usually offer a higher capacity. Until a water depth of 60m, the turbines could be directly placed on the sea beds and are fixed however, for depths deeper than 60m the turbines are affixed onto structures called floaters which are further anchored to the ocean floors are employed. The first commercial offshore wind farm was established in Denmark in 1991. Consequently, i...