--- title: Vortex Blog | offshore description: offshore | Blog about Wind maps and all about planning your wind farm. Get to know the wind speed and direction. The wind data you need in the screening phase of your wind farm. --- [![Vortex](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hubfs/Vortexfdc_May2018%20Theme/Images/vortex-logo.png)](http://www.vortexfdc.com/) - [Wind & Site](http://www.vortexfdc.com/windsite/) - [Forecast](http://www.vortexfdc.com/forecast/) - [Solar](http://www.vortexfdc.com/solar/) - [Get Started](http://interface.vortexfdc.com/signup) # offshore [Home](http://www.vortexfdc.com) >  offshore [![offshore_sunset-539x303](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/offshore_sunset-539x303.png?width=420&name=offshore_sunset-539x303.png)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/new-economics-of-offshore-wind-in-great-britain-shape-the-future) ## [New economics of offshore wind in Great Britain shape the future](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/new-economics-of-offshore-wind-in-great-britain-shape-the-future) Aurora Energy Research have released a cross-industry study looking at how the current shape of the offshore wind industry in Great Britain combined with... 23 January, 2018 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/new-economics-of-offshore-wind-in-great-britain-shape-the-future#comments-listing) [![Pelastar-floating-platform](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Pelastar-floating-platform.jpg?width=420&name=Pelastar-floating-platform.jpg)](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/floating-wind-farms-set-to-rule-the-waves) ## [Floating wind farms set to rule the waves](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/floating-wind-farms-set-to-rule-the-waves) Research by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) suggests floating turbines could account for almost 50% of the 55GW of global offshore wind capacity... 11 December, 2017 / [No comment](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/floating-wind-farms-set-to-rule-the-waves#comments-listing) [![Vortex](https://blog.vortexfdc.com/hubfs/Vortexfdc_May2018%20Theme/Images/vortex-logo-footer-1.png)](http://www.vortexfdc.com/) - [BLOG](http://www.vortexfdc.com/news/) - [Terms of use](http://www.vortexfdc.com/terms-of-use/) - [TECH-DOCS](http://www.vortexfdc.com/resources/) - [Privacy policy](http://www.vortexfdc.com/privacy-policy/) [ABOUT US](http://www.vortexfdc.com/about-us/)