Can this Concept Ever Leave the Cradle of Innovation?

Offshore wind turbine technology is being pushed into deeper offshore locations. This is sometimes because of pressure from environmental lobbying or sometimes because of geographical restrictions, such as in the case of Malta, a Mediterranean island with limited space and resources. A novel concept has been suggested where the wind turbine is suspended from a floating element instead of being supported from underneath as found in today's conventional offshore installations. Can this novel concept ever leave the cradle of innovation and solve the problem of having wind turbine technology wade into deeper waters?

By Richard Galea, Malta