California is Planning Floating Wind Farms Offshore to Boost its Power Supply – Here’s How They Work

Floating wind turbines sit on a platform with mooring lines, such as chains or ropes, that connect to anchors in the seabed below.

By Matthew Lackner
January 30, 2023
California is Planning Floating Wind Farms Offshore to Boost its Power Supply – Here’s How They Work
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Matthew Lackner

Matthew Lackner is a professor of mechanical engineering at UMass Amherst. 

 
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