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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Principle Power Signs MoU with Shipyard HSG Sungdong to Advance Manufacturing of WindFloat® Floating Wind Foundations in Korea

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:00:17 +0000

Principle Power has signed a non-exclusive Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HSG Sungdong to cooperate on engineering developments for mass production and assembly of WindFloat® technologies. The agreement furthers the development of a sustainable domestic supply chain in South Korea and supports the country’s ambition to achieve 14.3 GW of … [continued]

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Floating Offshore Wind Turbines Keep Getting Weirder (And That’s A Good Thing)

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Sat, 09 Dec 2023 13:30:21 +0000

Testing is under way for a radical new floating offshore wind turbine aimed at making wind power more affordable and accessible.

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World’s Biggest Floating Offshore Wind Farm Is Powering Oil & Gas Platforms In The North Sea

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2022 17:30:31 +0000

floating offshore wind turbines EquinorFloating offshore wind turbines raise the stakes for nuclear energy stakeholders, with shorter construction time from start to finish.

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Steel, Steel, & More Steel: Big Plans For Floating Wind In Celtic Sea

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Thu, 30 Jun 2022 17:29:01 +0000

floating wind turbines tetraspar demonstrator WalesJust look at the size of this thing! New “TetraSpar” offshore floating wind demonstration project is good news for global steel industry.

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GM Falls For Crazy Floating Wind Turbine Idea, May Not Be So Crazy After All

Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2022 19:36:36 +0000

floating wind turbines GM Wind Catching SystemsGM Ventures is banking on a crazy looking “wall of wind turbines” to lead the charge into next-generation floating wind turbine technology.

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World’s Largest Floating Wind Turbine Launching Soon In Portugal

Credit to Author: Cynthia Shahan| Date: Sun, 17 Nov 2019 02:25:10 +0000

Credit: Artist Dock90 Photo Courtesy of Principle Power20 kilometers off the coast of Viana do Castello, Portugal, is about to be the new home to the largest floating wind turbine in the world, an 8.4-megawatt (MW) ABS-classed offshore wind turbine. This is continental Europe’s first large-scale floating wind farm. A belief is that this renewable installation is ushering in the Golden Era of wind, especially offshore wind

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Clump Weights in Offshore Mooring Systems

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 04:00:43 +0000

Offshore moorings have a long tradition in the oil and gas industry. Even though most offshore mooring systems feature similar components, they differ a lot in design, depending on the bathymetries, the metocean data, and the design of the platform they support. But despite the wide range available in the market, the fast development of […]

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