Floating marine wind turbine

A windmill comprising:

• a base means, said base means comprising a first bearing means and a load;
• an elongate torque transmission means, having a longitudinal axis of rotation and generally having a basal end and a distal end;
• a horizontal axis type rotor, having an axis of rotation;
• a substantially non-rotating atmospherically buoyant lifting body having a positive buoyancy, and further having a second bearing means;
• wherein:
• said elongate torque transmission means is retained with rotational freedom proximate said basal end by said first bearing means;
• said elongate torque transmission means is retained with rotational freedom proximate said distal end by said second bearing means, whereby said elongate torque transmission means is suspended from said lifting body, said buoyancy of said lifting body serving to elevate said rotor and at least a portion of said elongate torque transmission means;
• said elongate torque transmission means is rotationally coupled to said load;
• said horizontal axis type rotor is coaxially attached to said elongate torque transmission means at some distance from said basal end;
• whereby:
• said elongate torque transmission means substantially extends from said base means to said rotor;
• said lifting body and said rotor are blown downwind of said base means;
• said axis of rotation of said rotor is thereby caused to become aimed sufficiently parallel to the wind that said rotor is caused thereby to rotate;
• said rotation of said horizontal axis type rotor causes said elongate torque transmission means to rotate about its own said longitudinal axis of rotation;
• said load is driven by said rotation of said elongate torque transmission means.