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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]

Which country did the World’s first floating wind farm located?

A	England
B	New Zealand
C	Australia
D	Scotland

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s first full-scale floating wind farm has started to take shape off the north-east coast of Scotland.

Detailed explanation-2: -Hywind Scotland, the first floating wind farm in the world, has started to deliver electricity to the Scottish grid. Today the First Minister of Scotland, Nicola Sturgeon, officially opens the wind farm.

Detailed explanation-3: -There are currently three operational floating wind farms and are found in Scotland and Portugal. The first floating wind farm was commissioned in 2017 in Peterhead, Scotland, and is composed by Norwegian technology.

Detailed explanation-4: -When the 11 turbines of the world’s first offshore wind farm, Vindeby in Denmark, were commissioned by Ørsted in 1991, not many believed that it was practical – or even possible – to operate wind turbines at sea.

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