Portugal Ushers in Floating Wind Era
was hosted by WavEC Offshore Renewables in collaboration with the Embassy of Norway in Portugal, Innovation Norway and Norwegian Offshore Wind.Other participants included DGEG, DNV, Source Galileo, Qair, BayWa,TechnipFMC, Odfjell Ocean Wind, TGS, Vestervind Contractors, Global Maritime, ETERMAR, Principle Power, X1Wind, Gazelle Wind Power, Wergeland Group, Reach Subsea, Wedge, Spoor, SINTEF, APDL (Ports of Douro, Leixões and Viana do Castelo), Port of Setúbal and Sesimbra, the Norwegian Marine Energy Test Centre (METCentre), plus Portuguese Test Site Companhia de Energia Oceânica
Aker Offshore Wind Plans to Deploy Scotland’s First Offshore Wind Underwater Substation
ScotWind licensing process, for which Aker Offshore Wind has teamed up with Ocean Winds to submit a series of floating bids which could deliver up to 6,000MW of energy in the Outer Moray Firth. OW and AOW would use steel-based semi-submersible floaters called ‘Windfloat’, developed by Principle Power Inc (PPI), which is majority-owned by AOW and OW."It would be by far the UK’s biggest wind energy development and power millions of homes with renewable energy," the company added.Aker Solutions, a sister company of Aker Offshore Wind and a key supplier to UK wind projects, is
Floating Dreams: Portugal Bets on Offshore Wind, Solar Farms
structures, are anchored with chains to the bottom of the Atlantic."It is one of the largest offshore floating wind farms in the world," said Jose Pinheiro, project director of WindFloat Atlantic, a consortium which includes France's Engie, Portugal's EDP Renovaveis, Repsol and Principle Power.Pinheiro sees it as a game-changer, not only for Portugal but for the world.Installing turbines in deep sea, where winds are strong, allows it to harness more energy than the conventional structures onshore.Eventually, it will make electricity cheaper and Portugal less dependent on fossil fuels
New Report Outlines Big Potential for Offshore Wind
another boost for overall capacity potential, these areas are typically further from shore where the wind generally blows stronger, resulting in higher turbine capacity factors.Today’s most proven floating wind turbines are Equinor’s Hywind, employed on the 88 MW Tampen project, and Principle Power’s WindFloat, being used on the 50 MW Kincardine project, but WER’s report looks at more than 50 floating wind concepts in various stages that are being studied across the globe. Just as is occurring for traditional fixed-base turbine projects, the increasing size of floating projects
Final Windfloat Atlantic Floating Wind Turbine Heads Offshore
of the Windfloat Atlantic project, located 20 km from Viana do Castelo on the Portuguese coast. The project, dubbed the first floating offshore wind farm in continental Europe, is operated by the Windplus consortium, consisting of EDP Renováveis (54.4%), Engie (25%), Repsol (19.4%) and Principle Power Inc. (1.2%). Bourbon Subsea Services is responsible for the towing and the connection of the 8.4 MW floating wind turbine supplied by MHI Vestas.With the support of three vessels (the Bourbon Orca AHTS, a port tug, and an ROV support vessel laying electrical cables), a team of more than
Aker Solutions, Cognite Win $2M Grant for Floating Wind Farm Tech
new digital technologies is key to accelerating the green transition and increasing adoption of sustainable solutions in offshore wind by making them more cost-effective and efficient."In April 2018, the Redwood Coast Energy Authority selected a consortium which includes Aker Solutions, Principle Power and EDPR Offshore to enter into a public-private partnership to pursue the development of the proposed Redwood Coast Offshore Wind Project. The 100-150 megawatt floating offshore wind farm is planned to be located more than 30 kilometers off the coast of Humboldt Bay, and is expected online
WindFloat Atlantic Platform Heads Offshore
structure.Once operational and with the installed capacity of 25 megawatts, the wind farm will be able to generate enough energy to supply the equivalent of 60,000 users each year.The project is led by the Windplus consortium, comprising EDP Renewables (54.4%), Engie (25%), Repsol (19.4%) and Principle Power Inc. (1.2%).The facility has three wind turbines mounted on floating platforms which are anchored only with chains to the seabed at a depth of 100 meters. It includes cutting-edge technology that minimizes the environmental impact and facilitates access to untapped wind resources in deep waters
First Subsea CPS for WindFloat
, we successfully delivered another project together.” Sales and business development director Greg Campbell-Smith said: “We are pleased to be part of two different scopes on this project, having supplied the platform mooring connectors to the Windplus floating platforms supplied by Principle Power Inc.” WindFloat Atlantic uses cutting-edge technology from Principle Power, which enables the installation of floating platform in deep waters that were previously inaccessible and where abundant wind resources can be harnessed
Cable Protection System for WindFloat Atlantic Project
cable for the beach export system which was installed on schedule by its contractor DeepOcean at the end of June 2019. The cable protection system is designed to suit the export cable and consists of clamps, bellmouth and cable protection. WindFloat Atlantic uses cutting-edge technology from Principle Power, which enables the installation of floating platform in deep waters that were previously inaccessible and where abundant wind resources can be harnessed
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