The largest floating wind turbine to date just went online off the coast of Portugal.

One of the three platforms that will make up the WindFloat Atlantic off-shore wind farm was connected to the grid via a 20-kilometre (12.4-mile) long cable on New Year’s Eve.

Once the other two platforms come online, WindFloat will be able to provide enough clean energy for around 60,000 homes.

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