Another Floater: PivotBuoy Detailed Design Unveiled

The PivotBuoy project Detailed Resign review (DDR) meeting was held at X1 Wind offices in Barcelona on the 4th and 5th of March 2020, and the design of the PivotBuoy system has been completed and is now ready for manufacturing at DEGIMA facilities in Santander.

The PivotBuoy Project aims to validate the benefits of the “PivotBuoy” system, An Advanced System for Cost-effective and Reliable Mooring, Connection, Installation & Operation of Floating Wind. This will be done by testing a part-scale platform with a Vestas V29 turbine adapted in a downwind configuration and grid connected to PLOCAN test site in the Canary Islands. The meeting brought together experts from the consortium partners to review the detailed design of the PivotBuoy... ... More: Official Press Release X1 Wind

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