China inaugurates world's largest floating wind turbine

(Portuguese language article)
> Range is equivalent to seven football fields
https://olhardigital.com.br/2025/10/03/ciencia-e-espaco/china-inaugura-a-maior-turbina-eolica-flutuante-do-mundo/ #China #windenergy #windmills #renewableenergy #windpower #offshore #renewables

China inaugurates world's largest floating wind turbine

(Portuguese language article)
> Range is equivalent to seven football fields
https://olhardigital.com.br/2025/10/03/ciencia-e-espaco/china-inaugura-a-maior-turbina-eolica-flutuante-do-mundo/ #China #windenergy #windmills #renewableenergy #windpower #offshore #renewables

Is there an engineer in the house?

It feels like floating offshore wind could quite quickly get cheaper than fixed. All assembly is onshore meaning cheaper labour and equipment costs and more options for process improvement etc. OTOH, needs more material per turbine? Limit on turbine size?

Is it currently more expensive simply because its newer?

Am I missing something?

#offshore #windenergy #renewables