The tiny European island nation of Malta, which sits off the coast of the Italian island Sicily, has to meet the mandate from the European Union to get 10 percent of its energy from renewable sources by 2020.To achieve that goal, the island is considering a proposal by the Swedish company Hexicon, to build a large floating wind farm. The farm would have 36 turbines situated on a floating platform that would be anchored to the seafloor by cables.
PHOTOS: Wind Power Without the Blades
It's estimated that the floating farm would provide 54 megawatts of power to the island. If Malta signs the deal, the structure would be the world's largest floating wind farm to date.
Credit: Hexicon
