Green Volt is a proposed offshore wind farm in the North Sea located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) off the East Coast of Scotland, which will use floating turbines. When consented in April 2024, it was the world's largest floating offshore wind farm at 560 MW from 35 turbines each rated at 16 MW. It is described as "Europe’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm". As of August 2025 its future is problematic as the cabling costs to shore increase, and islanded oil platforms have problems switching to unreliable renewable energy.
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Green Volt offshore wind farm
Green Volt is a proposed offshore wind farm in the North Sea located about 80 kilometres (50 mi) off the East Coast of Scotland, which will use floating turbines. When consented in April 2024, it was the world's largest floating offshore wind farm at 560 MW from 35 turbines each rated at 16 MW. It is described as "Europe’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind farm". As of August 2025 its future is problematic as the cabling costs to shore increase, and islanded oil platforms have problems switching to unreliable renewable energy.
