Next Generation Turbines and Heavy Lifts for Floating Wind Farms to be Investigated

The second phase of the Carbon Trust-led Floating Wind Joint Industry Partnership has launched a series of projects to address common technical challenges relevant to commercial-scale floating wind farms up to 1 GW capacity. The studies are part of the collaborative partnership between the Scottish Government and twelve industry partners, including EnBW, ENGIE, Eolfi, E.ON, Iberdrola, innogy, Kyuden Mirai, Ørsted, Shell, Statoil, Vattenfall, and Wpd Offshore.

The first project to kick off will be an investigation into the impact of increasing power rating of larger turbines on the scaling requirements of floating foundations. The Carbon Trust and industry partners have selected Rambøll to deliver the study, which will use 6MW, 10MW and 15MW turbines as a baseline to... ... More: Official Press Release The Carbon Trust

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