We are thrilled to announce that a recent paper coauthored by members of the WindCrete team has been published in the prestigious journal, Ocean Engineering. The paper, titled “Experimental Modelling of a Novel Concrete-Based 15-MW Spar Wind Turbine”, represents a … Read More
WindCrete has been recognized as one of the 51 ongoing offshore floating wind solutions worldwide and one of the 15 projects led by Spanish agents
WindCrete has been included by the Spanish renewable energy magazine Energias Renovables on the extended revision of the most promising Spanish floating platforms concepts under development. You can access to the magazine here. Source: https://www.energias-renovables.com/
Windcrete participated at the Congreso Eólico Marino in Bilbao
Windcrete was delighted to participate in the Congreso Eólico Marino in Bilbao last week and demonstrate a scale model of our patented floating spar. Windcrete was noted in the main presentation hall as one of a number of Spanish floating … Read More
Floating offshore wind project in Golf de Roses
Dr. Climent Molins (UPC) is interviewed in relation to the project of a new floating offshore wind farm at the north-east of Catalonia called Tramuntana at Cap de Creus . Some local authorities and conservationists oppose to the project of … Read More
Catalonia could have enough energy with offshore wind
Climent Molins, vice-rector of the UPC, warns that we must also consider floating offshore wind to achieve the proposed emission reduction for the next decades. The Spanish Government believes that the time has come for offshore wind power. By 2030, … Read More
Kincardine floating wind farm has started delivering electricity to Scotland’s grid
The 50-MW Kincardine offshore floating wind farm, composed by five Vestas V164-9.5 MW and one V80-2 MW turbine installed on Principle Power WindFloat semisubmersible platforms, has started delivering electricity to Scotland’s grid. According to its developers, this is the world’s … Read More
The challenge of floating offshore wind energy
Professors from the Civil Engineering School at UPC participated for 10 years in projects related with floating offshore wind energy. Nowadays, offshore wind is a reality in Europe at the North Sea, where the continental shelve makes easier to fix … Read More
Europe confirmed a record amount of €26.3bn of investments in new offshore wind farms last 2020
The EU Offshore Renewable Energy Strategy (ORES) that the EU Commission tabled last year was a milestone. It mapped out the regulatory framework for the expansion of offshore wind development and set a target of 300 GW offshore wind for … Read More
