GE develops 12 MW floater

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Highlights $4 MM Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy (ARPA-E) ATLANTIS project during ARPA-E’s Virtual Innovation Summit / Project involves the design and development of optimized controls that could enable future offshore turbines 35% lower in mass compared to current designs for floating offshore turbines / Floating Turbines would open up possibility for offshore installations at depths beyond >60m / Would dramatically expand potential of US offshore wind resources to more than 7,000 TeraWatt hours (TWh) per year, nearly double the total annual US energy consumption of 4,000 TWh

GE researchers unveiled details of an ongoing two-year, $4 MM project through the ARPA-E’s ATLANTIS (Aerodynamic Turbines Lighter and Afloat with Nautical Technologies and Integrated... ... More: Official Press Release GE

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