Bonkers “Wall Of Floating Wind Turbines” Not So Bonkers After All

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 25 Jul 2024 16:48:39 +0000

The Windcatcher 40-megawatt floating wind turbine concept aims for low construction and operation costs, with maximal use of offshore space.

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US Floating Offshore Wind Industry To Tackle Maine

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 29 May 2024 15:16:24 +0000

The rough-and-tumble coast of Maine is about to get a renewable energy makeover with an assist from new floating offshore wind technology.

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The Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Are Coming Home To Roost … In The US

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 16 May 2024 13:42:10 +0000

The US floating offshore wind industry is finally beginning to pick up the pace, enabling the US to reach vast wind resources in deep water.

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Offshore Wind Industry Saved By Lighter Floating Platforms

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2024 19:42:18 +0000

A floating offshore wind startup is gearing up to commercialize a modular, hyper-local assembly model to cut the cost of floating platforms.

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How Fiber-Optic Sensing & New Materials Could Reduce Cost Of Floating Offshore Wind

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Fri, 02 Jun 2023 19:58:07 +0000

A key concern in the conversation over floating offshore wind’s potential to disrupt the clean energy space is how the technologies would impact marine life. Researchers developed fiber-optic sensing capable of monitoring surrounding acoustic signals, such as whale calls. This allows scientists to monitor how FOSW operations might impact large marine mammals. (Credit: Jenny Nuss/Berkeley Lab)

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Electric Boats To Jumpstart Japan’s Floating Offshore Wind Industry

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Mon, 10 Apr 2023 14:25:59 +0000

floating wind offshore japanA fleet of electric boats could build new floating offshore wind farms in Japan that deploy new cost-cutting tensile leg platform technology, eventually.

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Italy Orders Up Weird Floating Offshore Wind Energy Harvesters

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2023 16:35:44 +0000

floating offshore wind two turbines hexiconItaly nails down “chasing pack” status with new two-headed floating offshore wind projects totaling 7,100 megawatts.

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US Interior Dept. Pokes Sleeping Offshore Wind Giant As Renewables Take Charge

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 21 Oct 2022 15:30:08 +0000

floating offshore wind turbines Pacific CoastThe US Interior Department is plowing full steam ahead with Pacific Coast leases for floating offshore wind farms.

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