Construction on the world’s largest floating wind farm is set to begin this year off the coast of Scotland after developers were granted a lease on Monday.
Five turbines will operate in waters around 12 to 18 miles off the coast of Peterhead, Aberdeenshire as part of the Hywind project.
The project, which will have a total capacity of 30 megawatts, will begin later this year, with turbines erected in 2017 and the first power generated at the end of next year.

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