#Windfarm - Scotland is set to host the first floating offshore windfarm in British and Irish waters, as the Guardian reports.
Backed by Norwegian energy giant Statoil, the Hywind Scotland project will comprise five 6MW turbines interconnected by cables and anchored to the seabed, generating energy to power as many as 20,000 homes.
Construction is set to begin off mainland Scotland's easternmost point at Peterhead in the new year, and is expected to see reduced generating costs well below £100MWh.
It's also hoped that the pioneering scheme will lead to the use of more remote and deeper water sites for the windfarms of the future.
The Guardian has more on the story HERE.