It has been a mantra of TreeHugger that where possible, it is better to build foam free. Plastic foams are sometimes made with blowing agents that have serious global warming potential; they are made ...

Seasteading proponents envisage a floating society with a fluid geography, free from oppressive government in international waters. But they'll need something to build their watery utopia on top of, ...

The American Bureau of Shipping (ABS) has approved in principle the Bassoe D-Floater, a floating offshore wind turbine foundation. It is said that the Bassoe D-Floater foundations will be able to ...

Japan's first commercial floating offshore wind farm has begun operations, using world-first hybrid spar-type floating ...

Modern wind power pioneer Henrik Stiesdal has taken the wraps off a new floating foundation design he hopes will accelerate industrialisation of the fast-emerging sector. Stiesdal, who stepped down ...

Cylindrical floater specialist Sevan SSP has unveiled a novel design for a circular moonpool foundation for use on offshore wind farms in what it calls deeper, harsher, colder and windier sea areas.

Wind farms are not all created equal. During the previous 12 months ending February 2018, the average capacity factor for U.S. wind turbines—virtually all of which were located on land—was 36.9%.

A warming atmosphere also means a warming ocean. As water heats up, it expands and triggers a sea level rise around the world. By 2080, a U.N. panel predicts this will have devastating consequences ...

Addressing rising sea levels requires multiple strategies and defenses (“Developers Float Answer to Floods,” The Property Report, Feb. 19). One solution, overlooked in the U.S., which is realistic, ...

In the summer of 2020, Windfloat Atlantic, off the coast of Viana do Castelo, Portugal, became the world’s first floating wind farm. A decade ago, offshore wind represented just 1 percent of global ...