Imagine a giant wind turbine that doesn't need to be bolted to the ocean floor, allowing it to sit in much deeper waters where winds are stronger. Instead of a heavy concrete base, it uses a lightweight floating platform and a special two-bladed rotor that spins more efficiently. It even swaps expensive copper cables for aluminum to keep the costs down.
Floating offshore wind is currently too expensive for large-scale use due to heavy structures, complex installation, and high material costs in deep waters.
A 14MW integrated system featuring a lightweight floating platform, a 2-bladed downwind turbine, and aluminium-conductor dynamic cables.
If you are an offshore wind farm developer dealing with high installation costs in deep waters — this project developed a 14MW integrated system that reduces weight and improves mooring techniques to lower the cost of energy.
If you are a floating platform manufacturer dealing with inefficient production cycles — this project developed an industrialization roadmap that enables mass production of lightweight floating structures.
If you are a subsea cable producer dealing with the high cost of raw materials — this project developed a dynamic cable using aluminium as a conductor to improve cost-efficiency.
It reduces costs by using a lightweight floating platform, a 2-bladed downwind turbine with fewer components, and aluminium conductors in the dynamic cables.
Yes, the project specifically develops an industrialization roadmap to facilitate the mass production of the floating wind concept.
Based on available project data, the system integrates proprietary technology such as X1's PivotBuoy connection system and 2BE's 2-bladed rotor.
The innovative concept will be demonstrated at the MISTRAL site in the Mediterranean Sea.
The project period runs from November 1, 2022, to April 30, 2027.
The consortium is heavily industry-driven, with 17 out of 19 partners coming from the private sector (89% industry ratio). This high concentration of commercial players, including 5 SMEs across 9 countries, indicates a strong focus on commercial viability and market entry rather than pure academic research.
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