More than £31 million of UK government funding, matched by more than £30 million of industry funding for the development of innovative floating offshore wind technologies has been announced by the UK government.

Floating offshore wind projects will receive the public and private investment to develop new technologies that will enable turbines to be located in the windiest parts around the UK’s coastline.

Research will focus on areas such as how turbines are moored to the seabed, undersea cabling and developing foundation solutions.

The UK government has announced 11 successful projects that will each be awarded up to £10 million as it puts forward a boost to the amount of clean renewable energy generated in the country. The aim is to drive green energy investment in specific parts of the country including in Aberdeen, Swansea and Yorkshire.

See: £60 million boost for floating offshore wind – GOV.UK (www.gov.uk)