117 results found for 'floatgen demonstrator'

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  • World’s First Offshore Green Hydrogen Plant to Go Online in France

    4 June 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    An offshore hydrogen production plant powered by electricity from a floating wind turbine is scheduled to be put into operation next year in France. The hydrogen production system will be installed at the SEM-REV demonstration site, off the coast of Le Croisic in France where it will be linked with the Floatgen wind turbine. According […]

  • Worley Joins Hexicon’s Two-Turbine Floater Demonstrator Project

    15 November 2021
    Business & Finance, Technology

    Hexicon has partnered with Worley for the Front-End Engineering Design (FEED), Engineering Procurement Fabrication (EPF), and installation management of the TwinWay project in Norway, a pilot to commercialise Hexicon’s floating offshore wind technology. Through the partnership, Worley will take over the project specific engineering, planning and fabrication phase, including the management of the installation, following […]

  • Floatgen Ready to Power France

    4 July 2018
    Grid Connection, Operations & Maintenance, Wind Farm Update

    The Floatgen floating offshore wind turbine is now ready to supply clean energy to the French electrical grid, after Mojo Maritime replaced a defective connection box at the SEM-REV test site, which was preventing an electrical connection to marine energy converters.

  • Ideol Secures EU Funds for Leadfloat Project

    22 October 2018
    Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders, R&D, Technology

    French floating offshore wind specialist Ideol has received a EUR 2.5 million grant from the European Commission under the Horizon 2020 – SME Instrument programme.

  • France Launches Offshore Renewables Tech Test Site

    26 August 2015
    R&D, Technology

    SEM-REV, French offshore test site for marine renewable energy, was officially opened on August 25 in Croisic. SEM-REV is equipped at sea and on land for the testing of full scale (floating) offshore wind and wave power prototypes under operational conditions. The multi-technology test site, operated jointly by the CNRS and Centrale Nantes, is equipped with an electric cable with a […]

  • Ideol and Taisei Corp Sign Floating Wind Deal in Japan

    10 October 2019
    Business & Finance

    Ideol and Taisei Corporation have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for joint development and promotion of concrete foundations for floating offshore wind in Japan using Ideol’s Damping Pool technology. According to Ideol and Taisei, floating offshore wind is a promising market in Japan as its potential is three times larger than that of bottom-fixed […]

  • Floatgen: Construction of First French Offshore Wind Turbine Kicks Off

    1 June 2016
    R&D, Technology

    The construction of the first wind turbine to be installed off the French coast – Floatgen – was officially launched today. The 2MW offshore wind turbine, set to be put into operation for the first time in 2017, will feature the first full-scale demonstrator of the ring-shaped floating foundation developed and patented by Ideol and built by Bouygues […]

  • TetraSpar Floater En Route to Site Offshore Norway

    12 July 2021
    R&D, Technology

    The TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind turbine has left the Danish port of Grenaa and is currently being towed to the Metcentre test site off Norway. Once it arrives at its designated location at the Metcentre site, the TetraSpar platform will be hooked to the pre-installed mooring system by Bourbon Subsea Services. The floating wind turbine, comprising the […]

  • TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine Stands Complete

    14 June 2021
    Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    The assembly and installation of the TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind turbine has been completed at the Port of Grenaa in Denmark, Stiesdal said. Preparations for marine operations on what Stiesdal describes as ”the world’s first fully industrialized floating foundation” are underway at the port and the fully assembled turbine will be towed to the test […]

  • GustoMSC Puts Model Tri-Floater Foundation Through Paces

    23 March 2022
    R&D, Technology

    GustoMSC has completed model tests of its semi-submersible Tri-Floater wind turbine foundation at the Océanide wave basin in South-East France. The Tri-Floater model, hosting the 15 MW NREL reference wind turbine, was subjected to simultaneous wind, wave, and current loading in the wave basin. According to GustoMSC, the aim of the tests was to demonstrate […]

  • CSSC Installing ‘Largest Floating Wind Turbine in China’

    30 May 2022
    Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China State Shipbuilding Corporation (CSSC) has towed what it says is the country’s largest floating wind turbine to its designated location in waters south of Guangdong Province. The floater, called Fuyao and developed by CSSC’s subsidiary Haizhuang Wind Power, is equipped with a 6.2 MW typhoon-resistant wind turbine with a rotor diameter of 152 metres. The floating […]

  • Fukushima Hamakaze Taking Final Shape

    31 May 2016
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The Fukushima Hamakaze construction, built for the 14MW Fukushima Forward floating wind farm demonstration project, was completed after a 5MW Hitachi downwind turbine was mounted on an advanced spar floater in the port of Sumoto, Japan. The construction is expected to be towed to the demo site off Fukushima in July. The 51-metre wide floater started its journey from […]

  • Fukushima Offshore Floating Wind Project Moves Forward

    30 October 2014
    Operations & Maintenance, R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    The second phase of the Fukushima Floating Offshore Wind Farm Demonstration Project has commenced. Preparatory works for the installation of the 7MW wind turbine on the three-column semi-sub floater at Onahama port, Fukushima, are almost completed as the floater left Nagasaki today .  The second phase includes the assembly and setting of two 7MW oil pressure drive-type floating wind […]

  • Application Window Opens for New UK Floating Wind Funding Scheme

    7 April 2021
    Authorities, Business & Finance, Contracts & Tenders

    The UK Government has launched the application window for the Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme and set the deadline for submitting interest by noon 18 June. The government issued its call at the beginning of March for what is a new funding scheme to support the development of technologies and products for the floating […]

  • Bourbon Subsea Services to Handle TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine

    23 March 2021
    Contracts & Tenders, Ports & Logistics, R&D, Technology

    Bourbon Subsea Services will manage the transportation and installation of the 3.6 MW TetraSpar Demonstrator Floating Wind Turbine. This new turnkey stage, a part of Bourbon’s partnership with TetraSpar Demonstrator ApS, includes project management, engineering, installation, and offshore execution from the assembly port in Grenaa, Denmark until the hookup and the inter-array cable installation on […]

  • UK Sets Up New Floating Wind Funding Scheme

    4 March 2021
    Authorities, Technology

    The UK government is inviting parties to submit their interests in a new funding scheme to support the development of technologies and products for the floating offshore wind industry. The Floating Offshore Wind (FOW) Demonstration Programme seeks the best ideas across technology areas and the grant funding scheme will focus on UK-based initiatives. The demonstration projects will […]

  • Naval Energies Obtains Double DNV GL Certification

    8 October 2020
    Business & Finance

    Naval Energies has secured double certification from DNV GL for its floater Design Basis, as well as for all of its major design methods. According to Naval Energies, obtaining this certification demonstrates that the calculation and design methods are applicable for its semi-submersible floater technology and are aligned with DNV GL’s floating wind standard and […]

  • Ocean DEMO Greenlights Three Floating Wind Projects

    1 April 2020
    R&D, Technology

    Ocean DEMO, a EUR 13 million Interreg-funded project, has recommended two floating wind technology developers for support packages under the second call.

  • Korean-Dutch Consortium Fast-Tracks MSPAR Floater, Targets 15+MW Wind Turbines

    13 December 2021
    R&D, Technology

    South Korea’s Daewoo Engineering & Construction CO., Ltd has signed a Joint Technology Development Agreement for the MSPAR floating offshore wind turbine foundation with the Netherlands-based Monobase Wind B.V. The consortium aims to jointly develop the MSPAR floater within the next four years and have the foundation ready for commercial rollout in 2025. The concept […]

  • Fukushima Hamakaze Nearing Completion

    6 May 2016
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    An advanced spar floater built for the 14 MW Fukushima Forward floating wind farm demonstration project started its journey to the port of Sumoto, Awaji Island, on 2 May, where it will be connected to a 5 MW downwind turbine manufactured by Hitachi Ltd, and transported off Fukushima Prefecture for installation.  Following the mounting of the wind turbine to the 51-metre wide […]

  • China’s First Floating Wind Turbine Heads Offshore

    13 July 2021
    R&D, Technology, Wind Farm Update

    China’s first floating offshore wind turbine has set sail towards its installation site off the coast of Yangjiang City in Guangdong Province. The floating wind turbine will be installed for demonstration purposes at the 400 MW Yangxi Shapa III offshore wind farm developed by China Three Gorges (CTG). The unit comprises a MySE5.5MW typhoon-resistant turbine […]

  • Fukushima Hamakaze En Route to Site

    4 July 2016
    Wind Farm Update

    [Updated article] The 5MW wind turbine mounted on a floating platform, dubbed Fukushima Hamakaze, was installed at the site off Fukushima Prefecture on 20 July. The turbine left Sumoto port on Awaji Island on 2 July, according to a marine notice issued by the Fukushima Forward consortium. It arrived in the testing area on 10 July and was then […]

  • Lhyfe, DORIS Plan to Launch Hydrogen-Producing Floating Wind Turbine

    6 December 2021
    Business & Finance, R&D, Technology

    France-based green hydrogen technology developer Lhyfe and engineering company DORIS have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on working together on offshore hydrogen production projects, with a plan to launch the first floating wind turbine for integration with a hydrogen production system. The partners will work on finalising the development of their proprietary solution called […]

  • Seaplace’s CROWN Readies to Go Full-Size

    17 May 2021
    R&D, Technology

    Seaplace has received Approval in Principle from LR for its active ballast control system, designed specifically for the company’s floating offshore wind platforms concept – CROWN. Seaplace’s ballast control system is a novel technology that includes both buoy and reduced-draft spar operational concepts, expected to reduce CAPEX costs of the floating wind generation. Seaplace’s active […]

  • Ideol and Macquarie Agree on Floating Wind Project in Japan

    26 April 2018
    Business & Finance, Wind Farm Update

    France-based Ideol and Japan’s Acacia Renewables, Macquarie Capital’s wholly owned subsidiary, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for the development of the first utility-scale commercial floating offshore wind farm in Japan.

  • TetraSpar Floating Wind Platform Installed Offshore Norway

    30 July 2021
    R&D, Technology

    The TetraSpar Demonstrator floating wind turbine has been installed at the METCentre test site off the island of Karmøy near Stavanger, Norway. The platform, including Stiesdal-developed spar foundation and a 3.6 MW Siemens Gamesa direct-drive wind turbine, has been assembled at the Port of Grenaa in Denmark, from where it was towed 360 nautical miles […]